The Broxbourne School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Robert Barclay Academy
Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY
Local ranking53rd of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
940
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 7 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 137
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 24.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 14.0%
- Employment
- 48.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
43
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 94
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 792
- Boys
- 420 (51%)
- Girls
- 401 (49%)
- Capacity
- 940 (87% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.6%
- EAL
- 8.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.6%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,593/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 74.5%
- White Other: 8.3%
- Mixed Other: 4.8%
- Other: 4.1%
- Asian Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Black Caribbean: 0.9%
74.5%
White British
8.3%
White Other
4.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cock Lane
Hoddesdon, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 143131
- UKPRN
- 10057558
- Establishment No.
- 4024
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
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