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The John Warner School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon EN11 0QF · johnwarner.herts.sch.uk · 01992 462889
On the mapSearch near EN11 0QF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 4.92 mi
- 7.92 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 726
- 61% of 1,192 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 4.92 mi (7.92 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 10.37 mi (16.68 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 102 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 | 102 | 59 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 116 | 78 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 111 | 54 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 114 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 217 | 149 | 0.7 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.92 mi7.92 km | |
| September 2025 | 10.37 mi16.68 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, 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 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136607)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.3 | −14.8 |
| Further education | 57.3 | +17.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +0.8 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136607)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 students | C- (26.9) | Average +0.11 | |
| 47 students | C- (26.8) | Average +0.10 | |
| 46 students | Merit (24.3) | Average -0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 81 | C- (27.4) | -0.27 |
| 2017/18 | 100 | C- (26) | -0.65 |
| 2016/17 | 94 | C (28.9) | -0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 115 | C- (27.7) | -0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.7 | −0.6 |
| Further and other education | 5.3 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 4.2 | — |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 36.8 | −5.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.6 | +4.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +0.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136607)
Ofsted
The John Warner School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136607)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136607), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136607)
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136607)
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136607)
Jan 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136607)