All-through
Helena Romanes School
Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1265 of 1593 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 75.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 97.6
- Pupils per adult
- 13.2
- Pupils
- 1,287
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
50%
46.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 |
| Entered the EBacc | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.99 |
| A level students | 76 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50% |
| 22/23 | 46% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33.1 |
| 22/23 | 30.1 |
| 23/24 | 29.1 |
| 24/25 | 25.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.11 |
| 22/23 | -0.30 |
| 23/24 | -0.38 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.0 |
| 22/23 | 45.1 |
| 23/24 | 42.1 |
| 24/25 | 46.6 |
Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Catherine Davis
- Address
- Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU
- Telephone
- 01371872560