SCHOOL PROFILE

Goffs - Churchgate Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 145297
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

16 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 May 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 11 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 582 582 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 273 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 309 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.2%
9.4 pts above England
School 34.2%
Broxbourne 21.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.5%
3.2 pts above England
School 23.5%
Broxbourne 22.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.6%
1.6 pts above England
School 2.6%
Broxbourne 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.1%
338
Any other White background
19.8%
115
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
33
African
4.1%
24
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
19
Caribbean
1.7%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 33.9% 197 of 582 pupils
13.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.9%
Broxbourne 18.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.4% 142 pupils
England 14.8% 9.6 pts above
EHC plans 9.5% 55 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 72
Specific learning difficulty 38
Autistic spectrum disorder 32
Moderate learning difficulty 28
Speech, language & communication 13
No specialist assessment yet 8

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

42.6 3.4 pts above England
School 42.6
Broxbourne 41.0
East of England 40.4
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 32.5% England 36.0% 3.5 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 59.8% England 51.4% 8.4 pts above England
EBacc entry 65.8% England 30.6% 35.2 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.76 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.37 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.01 pts higher than England
School 9.23%
Broxbourne 6.58%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.22 pts higher than England
School 24.03%
Broxbourne 17.30%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.55 pts higher than England
School 4.35%
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

97.0% 4.7 pts above England
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
97.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information