| GBHS | |
| Coordinates: | 51.7136°N 0.486°W |
| Motto: | Semper Altiora Speramus |
| Motto Translation: | We always strive for higher things |
| Type: | Academy |
| Headteacher: | Paul Farmer |
| Address: | Duffield Road |
| City: | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | CM2 9RZ |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Dfeno: | 881/4390 |
| Urn: | 136904 |
| Enrolment: | 1,390 |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Houses: | Attenborough, Ennis-Hill, Hawkins |
| Colours: | Black and gold |
| Team Name: | Eagles |
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.
The school opened on 8 September 1965 as Baddow Comprehensive, with 16 staff and 227 children in First Year only.[1] [2] In 2002, it became one of seven Sports Colleges in Essex; in 2011 it converted to Academy status while retaining its sports specialism.[3] In late 2014 it adopted science as a second specialism.[4]
As commemorated in its main reception, the school has had the following headteachers since its establishment: