OFSTED
25 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,279
1,279 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
135
10.6% of pupils
Male pupils
1,144
89.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.5 pts
below England
School
6.3%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
below England
School
8.4%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
East Hertfordshire
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.1%
948
Any other White background
7.3%
93
Chinese
3.2%
41
White and Asian
3.0%
39
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
38
Any other Asian background
1.9%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.4%
146 of
1,279 pupils
9.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
60.2
21.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.23 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.98 pts
lower than
England
School
5.23%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.06 pts
lower than
England
School
12.75%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.01 pts
lower than
England
School
0.79%
East Hertfordshire
1.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.6%
13.3 pts
above England
The Bishop's Stortford High School
105.6%
East Hertfordshire
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.