Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBirchwood High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bishop's Stortford.
Summary of the comparison
Hockerill Anglo-European College and Birchwood High School are secondary schools in Bishop's Stortford.
Hockerill Anglo-European College scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Birchwood High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hockerill Anglo-European College is ahead on our composite score.
Hockerill Anglo-European College was judged Good and Birchwood High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.3 for Hockerill Anglo-European College and 45.5 for Birchwood High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hockerill Anglo-European College (64.9 in 2021-22, 62.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Birchwood High School (48.2 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop's StortfordHockerill Anglo-European College | Bishop's StortfordBirchwood High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 59th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 903 | 1,417 | |
| Capacity | 728 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.3 Stronger figure | 45.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73.1% Stronger figure | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.9% Stronger figure | 65.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 156 | 265 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 79 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 32.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 10.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 926 | 1,454 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.2% | 20.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 12.6% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 9.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.5% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.8% Stronger figure | 29.9% | 15.8% |
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
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.
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Birchwood High School
Full profiles: Hockerill Anglo-European College · Birchwood High School