Great Baddow High School

Great Baddow High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is a sports college with academy status and with science as a second specialism. It draws its students from primary schools in the Chelmsford area.

History
The school opened on 8 September 1965 as Baddow Comprehensive, with 16 staff and 227 children in First Year only. In 2002, it became one of seven Sports Colleges in Essex; in 2011 it converted to Academy status while retaining its sports specialism. In late 2014 it adopted science as a second specialism.

As commemorated in its main reception, the school has had the following headteachers since its establishment:
 * 1965: James Gordon B.Sc.
 * 1980: Roy Baldock B.A.
 * 1991: Roger Hunton M.Sc.
 * 2010: Carrie Lynch B.A. (Hons)
 * 2019: Paul Farmer B.A.

Notable people

 * Rebecca Gallantree, diver
 * Sam Cook, cricketer
 * Aaron Beard, cricketer, attended Sixth Form at the school
 * Graham Nelson, Mathematician, poet, game designer