West Hatch High School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT

Headteacher · Mrs Victoria Schaefer

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 22 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,573Capacity 1,523

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 29 November 2023

TrustWest Hatch High School Academy Trust

Free school meals13.7%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 November 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

213 of the 328 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered248

Applications784

First choice328

First-choice offers213

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).