Hylands School
Chelmsford · Essex
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About Hylands School
Hylands School is a secondary academy in Chelmsford, Essex. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 45 member schools: 29 primary schools, 14 secondary schools, 2 special schools. Local authorities: Bexley | Bromley | East Sussex | Essex | Hampshire | Kent | Medway | Portsmouth | Surrey | West Sussex. Regions: East of England | London | South East. — from the THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
Hylands School is a secondary academy in Chelmsford, Essex, part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Hylands School
- Address
- Chelmsford Road, Writtle
- Postcode
- CM1 3ET
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Essex
- URN (official identifier)
- 137072
- Establishment number
- 5455
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 614
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1100
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher White
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 10 Feb 2026 — read the report cardReport card grades (no overall grade is given)InclusionUrgent improvementCurriculum and teachingUrgent improvementAchievementUrgent improvementAttendance and behaviourNeeds attentionPersonal development and wellbeingNeeds attentionLeadership and governanceUrgent improvementSafeguardingMetSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.hylands-tkat.org
- Telephone
- 01245266766
- Date opened
- 1 Aug 2011
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Hylands School
| 2025/26 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 614 | 223,012 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 45.3% | 20.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 13.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.6% | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 21.2% | 11.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Hylands School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Inclusion
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Category of concern
- SM
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
Report published 8 Jun 2026
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 20 Nov 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 19 Jul 2023
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 29 Apr 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Jan 2020
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 4 Jan 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Apr 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hylands School (URN 115371)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 8 Feb 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hylands School (URN 115371)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 30 Nov 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Hylands School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 11.2% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 27.4% | 21.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Hylands School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £317,900 for 289 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 46.5% | 22.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £512 | £299 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Hylands School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 641 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Essex average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,305,000 £8,276 per pupil | £7,941 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £5,033,000 £7,852 per pupil | £7,585 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,810,000 £4,384 per pupil · 55.8% | £4,297 · 56.6% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £619,000 £966 per pupil · 12.3% | £737 · 9.7% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £89,000 £139 per pupil · 1.8% | £93 · 1.2% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £89,000 £139 per pupil · 1.8% | £81 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £272,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,978 per pupil, supply and agency £147 per pupil — spending down £127 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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