The Broxbourne School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Broxbourne · EN10 7FU · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att854.7
- P80.1
- EM5+70%
- Absence6.1%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 143131
Robert Barclay Academy
Academy sponsor led · Hoddesdon · EN11 8JY
Ages 11–18 · 821 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
42.7
Overall absence
6.9%
Admissions demand
1.25 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-03-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.11
−20+2
Attainment 842.7
English & maths grade 5+38%
English & maths grade 4+59%
EBacc entry13%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.1%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 5.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 679
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
1.25 · Competitive
1st preferences
169
Places offered
139
1st-preference offers
120
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 511
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 139
- Applications from outside LA
- 45
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 14
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 fill87%
821 pupils · 940 places
- Pupils on roll
- 821
- Boys / girls
- 420 / 401
- School capacity
- 940
- Capacity fill
- 821 / 940 (87%)
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
- FSM pupils
- 167
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
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
- Governance
- Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Scholars' Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Ced de la Croix
Location
- Address
- Cock Lane
- Postcode
- EN11 8JY
- Town
- Hoddesdon
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Broxbourne
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- 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 sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, 821 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 22.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The John Warner School
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy converter · Secondary
Hoddesdon · EN11 0QF · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Absence11.7%
- FSM20.4%
- Demand0.61
1.6 miles away
Haileybury Turnford
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Waltham Cross · EN8 0JU · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att842.5
- P8-0.1
- EM5+36%
- Absence7.6%
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Ced de la Croix
- Telephone
- 01992410800