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Goffs Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross EN7 5QW · goffs.herts.sch.uk · 01992 661456
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,574
- 42 over 1,532 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 267 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 76% 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 | 229 | 267 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 294 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 282 | 1.2▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 325 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 235 | 328 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 48.5% 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- (35.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.1 | +3.1 |
| Further education | 31.1 | −5.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 students | B- (35.6) | Average -0.04 | |
| 174 students | B- (35.6) | Average -0.04 | |
| 111 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 142 | C+ (32.5) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 154 | C+ (32.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 143 | B- (38.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 130 | C (31.2) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 124 | C+ (32.2) | +0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 125 | C (30.7) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | C (30.4) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.3 | −7.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 21.3 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | +5.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Goffs Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (241 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 241
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (18%) with SEND