The Appleton School
About the school
The Appleton School is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 November 2024
- Published
- 12 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.6
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.50%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.70%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.80%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.45
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.64
AAB or better
- School
- 17.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1561
Girls
50.29%
Boys
49.71%
SEN support
14.93%
Education, health and care plan
2.18%
English as an additional language
6.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.13%
Overall absence
10.56
Persistent absence
28.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
264
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
75
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
37%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
44%