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Leventhorpe

Academy converter · Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9BY

Ages 11–18 · 1,463 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

48.9

Overall absence

8.8%

Admissions demand

1.16 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.05
−20+2
Attainment 848.9
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+74%
EBacc entry41%

EBacc APS: 4.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.8%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
6.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,207

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.16 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

268

Places offered

233

1st-preference offers

206

Total preferences (any rank)
740
Preferred offers (top 3)
233
Applications from outside LA
410
Offers to outside-LA applicants
107
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

1,463 pupils · 1,580 places

Pupils on roll
1,463
Boys / girls
756 / 707
School capacity
1,580
Capacity fill
1,463 / 1,580 (93%)
Free school meals
12.6%
FSM pupils
149
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: RIVERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
RIVERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Rivers Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr Malcolm White

Location

Address
Cambridge Road
Postcode
CM21 9BY
Town
Sawbridgeworth
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, 1,463 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 12.6%.

Open schools in Sawbridgeworth
5
Secondary schools in Sawbridgeworth
1
Academies among open schools in Sawbridgeworth
20% (1)
Open schools in CM21
5
Secondary in CM21
1
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Secondary in Hertfordshire LA
77

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SawbridgeworthNear CM21

  • The Bishop's Stortford High School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4SH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att856.1
    • P80.2
    • EM5+69%
    • Absence5.5%

    2.0 miles away

  • Mark Hall Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

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    Ages 11–16

    • Att834.2
    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+19%
    • Absence9.2%

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  • Reedings Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9DD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.4%

    0.3 miles away

  • Mandeville Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand0.73

    0.3 miles away

  • Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9AT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.29

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  • Spellbrook CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4BA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand0.83

    1.0 miles away

  • High Wych Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 0JB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM14.2%
    • Demand0.93

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Malcolm White
Telephone
01279836633
Website
http://www.leventhorpe.net/

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