OFSTED
25 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
18 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
THE BROXBOURNE SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,442
1,442 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
729
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
713
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.2 pts
below England
School
11.6%
Broxbourne
21.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.9 pts
below England
School
16.4%
Broxbourne
22.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Broxbourne
1.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.7%
876
Any other White background
15.2%
219
African
5.3%
77
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
47
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
35
White and Black African
2.1%
30
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
10.5%
152 of
1,442 pupils
10.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 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
55.4
16.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.10 · 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
6.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
6.04%
Broxbourne
6.58%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
lower than
England
School
13.28%
Broxbourne
17.30%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.17 pts
lower than
England
School
1.64%
Broxbourne
1.74%
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
114.4%
22.1 pts
above England
The Broxbourne School
114.4%
Broxbourne
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.