Moulsham High School

State-Funded School

moulsham-high-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ChelmsfordConstituency

CM2 9ESPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Moulsham High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,662 pupils. Moulsham High School is part of BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 66.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.34

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,662

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,662
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Feb 2020	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.