Haileybury TurnfordRobert Barclay Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Haileybury Turnford and Robert Barclay Academy are secondary schools.

  • Haileybury Turnford scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Robert Barclay Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Haileybury Turnford is ahead on our composite score.

  • Haileybury Turnford was judged the expected standard and Robert Barclay Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.3 for Haileybury Turnford and 44.2 for Robert Barclay Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Haileybury Turnford (43.2 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Robert Barclay Academy (45.2 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Haileybury Turnford versus Robert Barclay Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Waltham CrossHaileybury TurnfordHoddesdonRobert Barclay AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking50th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure56th of 81 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll967 792
Capacity1,160 940
LocationWaltham Cross, EN8 0JU Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY
GCSE results
Attainment 843.3 44.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.9% 39.3% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.0% Stronger figure57.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc12.3% 28.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.52 3.68 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort122 107
A-level results
A-level entries69 43
A-level average points26.9 27.2 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- C-
Best 3 A-levels points27.9 28.6 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.7% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census967 792
Free school meals (ever 6)33.3% 24.6%
English as an additional language17.7% 8.3%
SEN support9.4% 12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure8.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.4% 23.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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