Octavia House Schools, Essex, Great Baddow
Octavia House Schools, Essex is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 16 in Great Baddow.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Octavia House Schools, Essex in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Octavia House Schools, Essex are Clarity Independent School (1.5 miles, selective); Thriftwood School (1.8 miles, Outstanding); Community College Initiative Ltd (2 miles, Good); and High Trees (2.2 miles).
Clarity Independent SchoolThriftwood SchoolCommunity College Initiative LtdHigh Trees
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Octavia House Schools, Essex has an education, health and care plan (61 of 61 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chelmsford Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Snelling Grove (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Octavia House Schools, Essex stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 4 July 2023, before the latest ISI inspection.
View full ISI report pageAt a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Octavia House Schools, Essex
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
53%
Available places
61 pupils
115 places
54 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Across Essex council
Places available
17,590
Applications
16,568
Got 1st preference
83.4%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
61
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Octavia House Schools, Essex is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
61
Total Pupils
38
Boys
23
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Octavia House Schools, Essex
When was Octavia House Schools, Essex last inspected?
Octavia House Schools, Essex is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in April 2026.
How many pupils go to Octavia House Schools, Essex?
Octavia House Schools, Essex has around 61 pupils on roll.
Does Octavia House Schools, Essex have specialist SEN provision?
Octavia House Schools, Essex is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Octavia House Schools, Essex?
Octavia House Schools, Essex is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Octavia House Schools, Essex?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Octavia House Schools, Essex?
Octavia House Schools, Essex is at High Street, Great Baddow, Great Baddow, CM2 7HH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)