Secondary
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Hall Lane, Harwich, CO12 3TG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1075 of 1300 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- Essex
- Trust
- THE SIGMA TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 97.0
- Pupils per adult
- 11.4
- Pupils
- 1,101
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 January 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
28%
37.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.19 |
| Entered the EBacc | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% |
| A level average points per entry | 20 |
| A level students | 14 |
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 | 26% |
| 22/23 | 21% |
| 23/24 | 34% |
| 24/25 | 28% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 21.9 |
| 22/23 | 23.0 |
| 23/24 | 19.7 |
| 24/25 | 20.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.68 |
| 22/23 | -0.68 |
| 23/24 | -0.67 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.0 |
| 22/23 | 36.2 |
| 23/24 | 39.3 |
| 24/25 | 37.6 |
Hall Lane, Harwich, CO12 3TG
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 31 October, 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
- Simon Essex
- Address
- Hall Lane, Harwich, CO12 3TG
- Telephone
- 01255245460