Anglo European School
Willow Green, Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ANGLO EUROPEAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteachers
- Mrs Jody Gee
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,338
- Pupils on roll
- 1,533
- URN
- 137727
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277354018
About this school
Anglo European School is a secondary academy in Ingatestone. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,533 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Anglo European School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 219 | 233 | 235 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.0 | 56.0 | 55.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.15 to +0.26 | +0.08 -0.11 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 57.5% | 57% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 81.5% | 79.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 67% | 65.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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 Anglo European 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 | 55 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,495 |
| 2023/24 | 1,505 |
| 2024/25 | 1,488 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Anglo European School compares
Anglo European School ranked 11th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.6 | 7.1% | 9.7% | 1,533 | — |
| Mayflower High School | 47.6 | 6.4% | 10.6% | 1,616 | 3.1 miles |
| Shenfield High School | 45.3 | 9% | 19.1% | 1,528 | 3.4 miles |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | 45.9 | 7.1% | 13.4% | 1,794 | 3.9 miles |
| The Billericay School | 50 | 8.8% | 18.1% | 1,729 | 4.1 miles |
| Hylands School | 37.8 | 12.3% | 44.4% | 614 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report12 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.69%
- English as an additional language
- 59.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.05%
- Persistent absence
- 27.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mayflower High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Billericay
-
Shenfield High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
-
St Martin's School Brentwood3.9 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
-
The Billericay School4.1 miles
Secondary · Billericay
-
Hylands School4.5 miles
Secondary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Ingatestone
Common questions
- What ages does Anglo European School teach?
- Anglo European School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Ingatestone.
- Who is the headteachers of Anglo European School?
- The headteachers of Anglo European School is Mrs Jody Gee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Anglo European School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Anglo European School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Anglo European School?
- Anglo European School has 1,533 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Anglo European School full?
- Anglo European School has capacity for 1,338 pupils and 1,533 on roll (115%), so it is at or above 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 Anglo European School a faith school?
- No. Anglo European School has no designated religious character.
- Is Anglo European School a selective school?
- No. Anglo European School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Anglo European School part of an academy trust?
- Anglo European School is part of ANGLO EUROPEAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Anglo European School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55 in 2022/23 and 55.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Anglo European School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Anglo European School ranked 11th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Anglo European School's absence rate?
- Anglo European School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Anglo European School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Anglo European 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 1 July 2026.