SCHOOL PROFILE
Helena Romanes School: data, trends and context
Helena Romanes School is a all-through school in Essex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
137975
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Essex
Region
East of England
Trust
SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
CM6 2AU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,265
FSM eligible
16.8%
EAL / First language other than English
5.1%
SEND (total)
10.3%
SEN Support
8.5%
EHCP
1.8%
White British
84.3%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
89.7%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Severe absence
5.9%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
28.6%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.31%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
46.6
English & maths grade 5+
49.5%
English & maths grade 4+
70.3%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See Helena Romanes School against 25 similar schools
Helena Romanes School is a all-through school in Essex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.