OFSTED
11 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
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
726
726 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
342
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
384
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Broxbourne
21.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.2 pts
below England
School
10.1%
Broxbourne
22.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Broxbourne
1.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.6%
556
Any other White background
7.0%
51
Unclassified
4.7%
34
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
31
African
2.3%
17
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
9
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
18.0%
131 of
726 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 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
40.8
1.6 pts
above England
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
11.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.33 pts
higher than
England
School
11.55%
Broxbourne
6.58%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.93 pts
higher than
England
School
35.74%
Broxbourne
17.30%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
3.88%
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
60.9%
31.4 pts
below England
The John Warner School
60.9%
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.