Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeHelena Romanes School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Hockerill Anglo-European College and Helena Romanes School.
Hockerill Anglo-European College scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Helena Romanes School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hockerill Anglo-European College is ahead on our composite score.
Hockerill Anglo-European College was judged Good and Helena Romanes School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.3 for Hockerill Anglo-European College and 44.0 for Helena Romanes 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 Helena Romanes School (49.0 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop's StortfordHockerill Anglo-European College | Great DunmowHelena Romanes School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 81 in Hertfordshire | 53rd of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 4-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 903 | 1,265 | |
| Capacity | 728 | 1,593 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX | Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.3 Stronger figure | 44.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73.1% Stronger figure | 41.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.9% Stronger figure | 67.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 156 | 243 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 76 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 25.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 27.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 926 | 1,309 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.2% | 19.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 4.7% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 15.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.5% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.8% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 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
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