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Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
College Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross EN8 9LY · goffschurchgate.herts.sch.uk · 01992 624375
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 582
- 97% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 23.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 87% 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 | 110 | 91 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 121 | 1.1▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 112 | 138 | 1.2▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 103 | 162 | 1.6▲ | 51% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 141 | 1.2▲ | 64% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.6, and 32.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D (20.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲65.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.76 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117596)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40 | −8.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 50 | +6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | — |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 students | D (20.3) | -0.39 | |
| 23 students | D (21.4) | -0.32 | |
| Applied general19 students | — | +1.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 46 | D+ (23.7) | -0.54 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 117596)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 38 |
| Further and other education | 14 |
| Further education | 5 |
| Other education | 10 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 |
| Employment | 24 |
| Activity not captured | 10 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 117596)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Goffs - Churchgate Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 81
- 15% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (21%) with SEND