Academy converter · Secondary
Borehamwood · WD6 5LG · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 139416
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University technical college · Borehamwood · WD6 5NN
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 14–19
Pupils
524
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed university technical college (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, 524 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 28.1%.
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Overview
- School type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139416
Location
- Address
- Studio Way, Elstree
- Postcode
- WD6 5NN
- Town
- Borehamwood
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Hertsmere
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 524
- Boys / girls
- 151 / 373
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 524 / 600 (87%)
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- FSM pupils
- 59
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Governance
- Academy trust: DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Academy trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Mitchell
- Telephone
- 02083866220
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 36.6
- Progress 8
- -0.8
- English & maths grade 5+
- 32%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 55%
- EBacc entry
- 0%
- EBacc APS
- 2.7