OFSTED
26 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,585
1,585 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
745
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
840
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.0 pts
below England
School
4.8%
Three Rivers
9.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.9 pts
below England
School
13.4%
Three Rivers
18.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Three Rivers
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.1%
905
Indian
15.3%
242
Any other White background
5.2%
82
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
71
White and Asian
4.0%
64
Any other Asian background
3.8%
60
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
14.6%
231 of
1,585 pupils
6.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 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
65.1
25.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.74 · 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
6.45%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.24 pts
higher than
England
School
6.45%
Three Rivers
5.82%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.73 pts
higher than
England
School
24.55%
Three Rivers
14.30%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.07%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.73 pts
lower than
England
School
1.07%
Three Rivers
1.39%
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
99.7%
7.4 pts
above England
St Clement Danes School
99.7%
Three Rivers
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.