What did Ofsted judge Anglo European School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Anglo European School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Anglo European School?

Anglo European School has 1,533 pupils on roll.

What ages does Anglo European School take?

Anglo European School admits pupils aged 11 to 19.

Where is Anglo European School located?

Anglo European School is located in Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ, Essex.

How do I apply to Anglo European School?

Anglo European School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Anglo European School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Anglo European School was 18.34 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Anglo European School?

When Anglo European School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Locals — The parish boundaries of Ingatestone, Mountnessing and Margaretting are strictly applied to identify the local area, with steps taken to ensure the child is permanently resident within the area (to prevent use of temporary or relatives' addresses). Children attending Ingatestone and Fryerning Junior School, Margaretting and Roxwell Primary Schools (part of the Life Education Trust) and Mountnessing Primary School, and on roll for Year 6, are included in this category; 3. Siblings (and children of staff) — A child with a sibling attending the school at the time of their own application, where there is a reasonable expectation the older sibling will still be in attendance when the younger child is admitted (sibling = brother, sister, adopted or stepbrother/stepsister in the same family household, attending the school in any year group excluding the final year; biological/adopted siblings count irrespective of residence). Children of staff can also be included in this category where the staff member has been employed at Anglo European School for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 232 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The document states a tie-break (random allocation, 'to ensure the school maintains its regional nature') only for criterion 4 (International); no distance or other general tie-break mechanism is published for criteria 1, 2, 3 or 5.

What is the largest ethnic background at Anglo European School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 42.2% of pupils at Anglo European School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Anglo European School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

18.34miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Anglo European School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Locals — The parish boundaries of Ingatestone, Mountnessing and Margaretting are strictly applied to identify the local area, with steps taken to ensure the child is permanently resident within the area (to prevent use of temporary or relatives' addresses). Children attending Ingatestone and Fryerning Junior School, Margaretting and Roxwell Primary Schools (part of the Life Education Trust) and Mountnessing Primary School, and on roll for Year 6, are included in this category.
3Siblings (and children of staff) — A child with a sibling attending the school at the time of their own application, where there is a reasonable expectation the older sibling will still be in attendance when the younger child is admitted (sibling = brother, sister, adopted or stepbrother/stepsister in the same family household, attending the school in any year group excluding the final year; biological/adopted siblings count irrespective of residence). Children of staff can also be included in this category where the staff member has been employed at Anglo European School for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4International — If places remain after Criteria 1-3, offered to applicants with the highest scores on a points system (via Supplementary Information Form) for children who demonstrate they have benefited from a strong and positive influence of a language and/or culture other than English - a significant period of permanent residence outside the UK, or direct, substantial and sustained experience of a non-English-dominant language and culture. Ties within this criterion are broken by random allocation.
5Other Application — Any other applications.

If two applications tie: The document states a tie-break (random allocation, 'to ensure the school maintains its regional nature') only for criterion 4 (International); no distance or other general tie-break mechanism is published for criteria 1, 2, 3 or 5.

Children with an EHCP (or Statement of SEN) naming the school have a statutory right to be considered and are noted separately under 'Other Application' (criterion 5), not numbered as their own criterion. Supplementary Information Forms for criterion 4 submitted without verification, or after the November deadline, are ranked as criterion 5 instead.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Anglo European School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Anglo European School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Anglo European School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Anglo European School?: Anglo European School has 1,533 pupils on roll.
What ages does Anglo European School take?: Anglo European School admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is Anglo European School located?: Anglo European School is located in Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ, Essex.
How do I apply to Anglo European School?: Anglo European School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Anglo European School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Anglo European School was 18.34 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Anglo European School?: When Anglo European School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Locals — The parish boundaries of Ingatestone, Mountnessing and Margaretting are strictly applied to identify the local area, with steps taken to ensure the child is permanently resident within the area (to prevent use of temporary or relatives' addresses). Children attending Ingatestone and Fryerning Junior School, Margaretting and Roxwell Primary Schools (part of the Life Education Trust) and Mountnessing Primary School, and on roll for Year 6, are included in this category; 3. Siblings (and children of staff) — A child with a sibling attending the school at the time of their own application, where there is a reasonable expectation the older sibling will still be in attendance when the younger child is admitted (sibling = brother, sister, adopted or stepbrother/stepsister in the same family household, attending the school in any year group excluding the final year; biological/adopted siblings count irrespective of residence). Children of staff can also be included in this category where the staff member has been employed at Anglo European School for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 232 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The document states a tie-break (random allocation, 'to ensure the school maintains its regional nature') only for criterion 4 (International); no distance or other general tie-break mechanism is published for criteria 1, 2, 3 or 5.
What is the largest ethnic background at Anglo European School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 42.2% of pupils at Anglo European School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Anglo European School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Locals — The parish boundaries of Ingatestone, Mountnessing and Margaretting are strictly applied to identify the local area, with steps taken to ensure the child is permanently resident within the area (to prevent use of temporary or relatives' addresses). Children attending Ingatestone and Fryerning Junior School, Margaretting and Roxwell Primary Schools (part of the Life Education Trust) and Mountnessing Primary School, and on roll for Year 6, are included in this category.
3Siblings (and children of staff) — A child with a sibling attending the school at the time of their own application, where there is a reasonable expectation the older sibling will still be in attendance when the younger child is admitted (sibling = brother, sister, adopted or stepbrother/stepsister in the same family household, attending the school in any year group excluding the final year; biological/adopted siblings count irrespective of residence). Children of staff can also be included in this category where the staff member has been employed at Anglo European School for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4International — If places remain after Criteria 1-3, offered to applicants with the highest scores on a points system (via Supplementary Information Form) for children who demonstrate they have benefited from a strong and positive influence of a language and/or culture other than English - a significant period of permanent residence outside the UK, or direct, substantial and sustained experience of a non-English-dominant language and culture. Ties within this criterion are broken by random allocation.
5Other Application — Any other applications.

Anglo European School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Anglo European School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Anglo European School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Anglo European School?: Anglo European School has 1,533 pupils on roll.
What ages does Anglo European School take?: Anglo European School admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is Anglo European School located?: Anglo European School is located in Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ, Essex.
How do I apply to Anglo European School?: Anglo European School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Anglo European School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Anglo European School was 18.34 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Anglo European School?: When Anglo European School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Locals — The parish boundaries of Ingatestone, Mountnessing and Margaretting are strictly applied to identify the local area, with steps taken to ensure the child is permanently resident within the area (to prevent use of temporary or relatives' addresses). Children attending Ingatestone and Fryerning Junior School, Margaretting and Roxwell Primary Schools (part of the Life Education Trust) and Mountnessing Primary School, and on roll for Year 6, are included in this category; 3. Siblings (and children of staff) — A child with a sibling attending the school at the time of their own application, where there is a reasonable expectation the older sibling will still be in attendance when the younger child is admitted (sibling = brother, sister, adopted or stepbrother/stepsister in the same family household, attending the school in any year group excluding the final year; biological/adopted siblings count irrespective of residence). Children of staff can also be included in this category where the staff member has been employed at Anglo European School for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 232 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The document states a tie-break (random allocation, 'to ensure the school maintains its regional nature') only for criterion 4 (International); no distance or other general tie-break mechanism is published for criteria 1, 2, 3 or 5.
What is the largest ethnic background at Anglo European School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 42.2% of pupils at Anglo European School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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