New Hall School
The Avenue, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 1 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Principal
- Mrs Katherine Jeffrey
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,364
- URN
- 115387
- Local authority
- Essex
- Telephone
- 01245467588
About this school
New Hall School is a Catholic independent school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 1 to 19 and has 1,364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Hall School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
New Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1947, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 119 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 63.1 | 64.8 | 70.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 79% | 88.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 90.8% | 96.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 25.2% | 32.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How New Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63.1 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 70.5 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,327 |
| 2023/24 | 1,335 |
| 2024/25 | 1,335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 250
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Belsteads School1.5 miles
Special schools · Essex
-
Chelmsford Hospital School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Chelmsford
-
High Trees2.2 miles
Special schools · London
-
Anglia Ruskin University2.2 miles
Universities · Chelmsford
-
The Hawthorns School2.9 miles
Free Schools · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
- Chelmsford Hospital School Independent schools
- Heathcote School Independent schools
- St Anne's School Independent schools
- St Cedd's School Independent schools
- Widford Lodge School Independent schools
- Tanglewood Nursery School Nursery
- Woodcroft Nursery School Nursery
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primary
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Boreham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does New Hall School teach?
- New Hall School teaches children aged 1 to 19. It is an independent school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the principal of New Hall School?
- The principal of New Hall School is Mrs Katherine Jeffrey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Hall School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is New Hall School?
- New Hall School has 1,364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 1 to 19.
- Is New Hall School full?
- New Hall School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,364 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New Hall School a faith school?
- Yes. New Hall School is designated Catholic.
- How have New Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 63.1 in 2022/23 and 70.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Hall School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.