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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5HX · hockerill.com · 01279 658451
On the mapSearch near CM23 5HX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 903
- 175 over 728 places · 124%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 4.8%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 152 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 39% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 61 | 152 | 2.5▲ | 39% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 138 | 2.4▲ | 41% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 165 | 3▲ | 33% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 61 | 1.2▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 63 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.7, and 72.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲72.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲93.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 82 | +1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 3 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 7.5 | +1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | — |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126 students | B- (37) | Below average -0.27 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | B- (36.3) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | B- (38) | — |
| 2021/22 | 121 | B+ (42.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 125 | B+ (42.2) | +0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 117 | B (40.1) | +0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 132 | B+ (42) | +0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 119 | B (41.5) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.3 | +4.4 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 12.5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 8.7 | −13.9 |
Ofsted
Hockerill Anglo-European College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Positive
- 93%
- Replies
- 123
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on 18 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 32 parents (26%) with SEND