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Heron Hall Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Queensway, Ponders End, Enfield EN3 4SA · heronhallacademy.org.uk · 020 8443 9631
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Enfield 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Enfield Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,161
- 83% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.8%
- First language not English
- 58.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Enfield Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 183 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 183 | 153 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 152 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 186 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 178 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 183 | 0.8 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | 2.59 mi4.16 km | |
| September 2022 | 2.47 mi3.98 km | |
The council's document says places were offered to all (on time) applicants.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 31.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Enfield it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50 | +3 |
| Sixth form college | 17.5 | −1.3 |
| Further education | 23.6 | +0.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 37 | D+ (24.1) | Average -0.16 |
| All academic | 37 | D+ (24.1) | Average -0.16 |
| Applied general | 16 | Merit+ (29) | Average -0.13 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Heron Hall Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 36
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied