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Robert Barclay Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8JY · robertbarclayacademy.co.uk · 01992 410800

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.2
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Last distance offered
1.17 mi
1.89 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · In Priority Area, Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
821
87% of 940 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
22.6%
First language not English
8.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Scholars' Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “In Priority Area, Not Nearest School” went to a home 1.17 mi (1.89 km) from the school; in September 2024 it was 1.37 mi (2.20 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 127 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 156 (Places 144)156September 2023: 134 (Places 111)134September 2024: 169 (Places 139)169September 2025: 152 (Places 136)152September 2026: 127 (Places 145)127Places 145
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261451270.992%
September 2025Sept 20251361521.1▲76%
September 2024Sept 20241391691.2▲71%
September 2023Sept 20231111341.2▲65%
September 2022Sept 20221441561.1▲81%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – In Priority Area, Not Nearest SchoolDistance
September 20251.17 mi1.89 km
September 20241.37 mi2.20 km
September 20231.44 mi2.33 km
September 20222.06 mi3.31 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 39.3% 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 C- (27.2 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: 41.1 (England 46.3)41.12017/18: 40.2 (England 46.5)40.22018/19: 41.0 (England 46.7)41.02021/22: 45.2 (England 48.8)45.22022/23: 44.9 (England 46.3)44.92023/24: 42.7 (England 45.9)42.72024/25: 44.2 (England 46.0)44.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.246.0
▼39.3%45.4%
▼57.0%64.8%
▼28.0%40.5%
▼3.684.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.2−1.7
Further education53.6+6
Apprenticeship1.8+0.8
Employment1.8+0.8
Not in a lasting destination2.7−4

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: 26.9 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 29.5 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 22.3 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 28.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 31.2 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 28.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 27.3 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 27.2 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
43 studentsC- (27.2)Below average -0.41
43 studentsC- (27.2)Below average -0.42
36 studentsDist- (32.3)Average +0.19
0%AAB or better
90.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2434C- (27.3)-0.27
2022/2324C (28.6)—
2021/2235C (31.2)—
2018/1936C (28.5)-0.13
2017/1851D+ (22.3)-0.81
2016/1729C (29.5)-0.03
2015/1649C- (26.9)-0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University26.2−25.1
Further education7.1—
Apprenticeship9.5+1.8
Employment35.7+15.2
Not in a lasting destination9.5−3.3
Activity not captured11.9+4.2

Ofsted

Robert Barclay Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
7 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117538), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117538)

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (127 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
94%
Replies
127
18% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲70% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 67%

based on 39 parents (31%) with SEND

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