The Yellow House School

Other independent special school · Mixed · ages 13–17 · with sixth formEssex, Halstead CO9school website

A special school in Essex for ages 13–17: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
—
Places
—
Pupils
14

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Essex’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 20 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

6.6Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school6.6
Essex45.1
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 7 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Essex 43%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureThe Yellow House SchoolEssexEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)6.645.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%43%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths14%64%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%39%41%
EBacc average point score0.313.974.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—22%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—31.134.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—48.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—9%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

6.38%of the GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 1,611 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Language & Communication8%
Mathematics & Statistics7%
Health & Safety6%
Green & Sustainability4%
Transversal Skills4%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects5

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language229%89%—20%—
Mathematics229%88%—22%—
Fine Art114%9%—28%—
Biology114%23%—45%—
English Literature114%86%—21%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages10
Language & Communication7%
Mathematics & Statistics6%
Health & Safety5%
Green & Sustainability3%
Transversal Skills3%
Arts & Humanities2%
Natural Sciences2%
Engineering & Manufacturing1%
Digital & ICT Skills0%
Social & Cultural Skills0%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 2.9ratio 1.9root 1.7percentage 1.7gradient 1.7equation 1.4audience 1.3impact 1.1power 1.1surd 1.1translation 1.1tangent 1.1direct proportion 1.1inverse proportion 1.1volume 1.1estimation 1.0histogram 1.0textual evidence 1.0grammar 1.0context 0.9form 0.9presentation 0.9evidence 0.9point of view 0.9

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, pythagoras' theorem, surface area from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses probability, sampling, approximation from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Improvement specialistLevel 5 (higher) apprenticeship · business and administration · uses prediction, correlation, sample size from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: business consultant, environmental engineer, civil engineer
More apprenticeships9
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses multiple sources, presentation, integer from English Language, Mathematics · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, trigonometry, formulae from Biology, Mathematics
Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses content selection, emotional impact, presentation from Art and Design, English Language · jobs: storyboard artist
FloristLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses texture, colour, osmosis from Art and Design, Biology
Craft technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses proportion, distribution, sampling from Art and Design, Mathematics · jobs: 3D modeller, colour sampling technician, after-sales service technician
Clinical pharmacology scientist (integrated degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses estimation, sample size, drug discovery from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: specialist pharmacist, pharmacologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses sampling, graph, pressure from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses presentation, bias, experimental design from Biology, English Language · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Professional arboriculturistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses map, plan, graph from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: arboriculturist, tree surgeon
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with Essex, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk Essex’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
Essex

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.