Hornchurch High School

Hornchurch High School has maintained its standards since the previous inspection and continues to provide a supportive and ambitious learning environment for its students. Pupils demonstrate high aspirations and are well-prepared for their future education and careers, with a significant number pursuing the English Baccalaureate subjects at GCSE. The dedicated staff uphold high expectations and have successfully implemented a behaviour policy that promotes respect and inclusivity among students. The school, part of the Partnership Learning Trust, exemplifies effective leadership and a strong commitment to personal development, equipping students with essential life skills.

Strengths

• High aspirations and motivation among pupils.
• Successful implementation of a positive behaviour policy.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and life skills.
• Improved attendance through effective strategies.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional missed misconceptions in pupil understanding.
• Inconsistent adaptation of tasks to meet all pupils' starting points.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hornchurch High School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at Hornchurch High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hornchurch High School had 13.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.8% of pupils at Hornchurch High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hornchurch High School received £9,437 and spent £9,895 for each of its 718 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £958,000 (£1,334 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Partnership Learning, income was £9,377 and spending £9,407 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hornchurch High School is part of Partnership Learning, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Harrow Lodge Primary School Hornchurch
• Brook Sixth Form and Academy Dagenham
• Oxlow Bridge School Dagenham
• Park Primary Academy Rainham
• The Sydney Russell School Dagenham
• The James Cambell Primary School Dagenham
• Riverside Bridge School Barking
• Riverside School Barking
• Riverside Primary School Barking
• Eastbury Primary School Barking

What is Hornchurch High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hornchurch High School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Hornchurch High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hornchurch High School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Hornchurch High School have?

Hornchurch High School has 661 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hornchurch High School cover?

Hornchurch High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Hornchurch High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.5, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hornchurch High School?

Hornchurch High School is at Broadstone Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 4AJ.