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The Broxbourne School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Badgers Walk, Broxbourne EN10 7FU · broxbourne.herts.sch.uk · 01992 411060

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
55.4
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,442
182 over 1,260 places · 114%
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
12.5%
First language not English
16.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Broxbourne School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 366 families put the school first and 228 places were offered; 61% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 308 (Places 236)308September 2023: 300 (Places 237)300September 2024: 350 (Places 234)350September 2025: 334 (Places 232)334September 2026: 366 (Places 228)366Places 228
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262283661.6▲61%
September 2025Sept 20252323341.4▲68%
September 2024Sept 20242343501.5▲65%
September 2023Sept 20232373001.3▲75%
September 2022Sept 20222363081.3▲75%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.4, and 66.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 55.5 (England 46.3)55.52017/18: 56.6 (England 46.5)56.62018/19: 58.6 (England 46.7)58.62021/22: 56.0 (England 48.8)56.02022/23: 52.5 (England 46.3)52.52023/24: 54.7 (England 45.9)54.72024/25: 55.4 (England 46.0)55.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲55.446.0
▲66.8%45.4%
▲82.0%64.8%
▲63.5%40.5%
▲5.124.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form67.3+3.4
Further education25.9−5.4
Other education0.5−1.9
Apprenticeship1.5—
Employment0.5—
Not in a lasting destination2.4+1.4
Activity not captured2+0.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.6 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 37.3 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 37.0 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 37.4 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 39.6 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 38.1 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 39.2 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 38.7 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
109 studentsB (38.7)Above average +0.28
109 studentsB (38.7)Above average +0.25
21.1%AAB or better
96.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24112B (39.2)+0.22
2022/23103B- (38.1)—
2021/22119B (39.6)—
2018/19120B- (37.4)+0.08
2017/18114B- (37)+0.13
2016/17135B- (37.3)+0.25
2015/16106B- (36.6)+0.20

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University67.5−3.6
Further education0.80
Apprenticeship8.1+2
Employment13.8−3.7
Not in a lasting destination6.5+3
Activity not captured3.3+2.4

Ofsted

The Broxbourne School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
25 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Apr 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Apr 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (244 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
244
18% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 68%

based on 44 parents (18%) with SEND

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