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 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Birchwood High School scores 55 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 61.7 for Hockerill Anglo-European College and 46.1 for Birchwood High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hockerill Anglo-European College (64.9 in 2021-22, 61.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Birchwood High School (48.2 in 2021-22, 46.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop's StortfordHockerill Anglo-European College | Bishop's StortfordBirchwood High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 60th 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 | 926 | 1,454 | |
| Capacity | 728 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 61.7 Stronger figure | 46.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 72.5% Stronger figure | 41.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.3% Stronger figure | 64.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 93.1% Stronger figure | 35.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.10 Stronger figure | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 131 | 243 | |
| 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