Harwich and Dovercourt High School is a secondary school located in Harwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hall Lane, Harwich

School Information

Address: Hall Lane, Harwich, CO12 3TG
Website: www.hdhs.org.uk
Telephone: 01255245460
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kate Finch
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145061

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 1129
Number of Boys: 542
Number of Girls: 587

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.72 Confidence interval -0.9 to -0.53
Of the 190 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 184 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:4%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
The Drive , Dovercourt CO12 3SU 		- not rated 487 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt
Main Road , Dovercourt CO12 4HT 		3out of 4 591 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Spring Meadow Primary School & School House Nursery
Pound Farm Drive , Dovercourt CO12 4LB 		3out of 4 728 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mayflower Primary School
Main Road , Dovercourt CO12 4AJ 		2out of 4 1,114 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
Chase Lane , Dovercourt CO12 4NB 		3out of 4 1,178 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Hall Lane , CO12 3TG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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