Stanborough Secondary School
Stanborough Park, Watford, WD25 9JT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Seventh Day Adventist
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jeanetta Liburd
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- URN
- 117640
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923673268
About this school
Stanborough Secondary School is a Seventh Day Adventist independent school in Watford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 50 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Stanborough Secondary School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Stanborough Secondary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 | 50.9 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 70.6% | 38.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 76.5% | 61.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 52.9% | 28.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stanborough Secondary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.8 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanborough Primary School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Watford
-
Garston Manor School0.8 miles
Special schools · Watford
-
Breakspeare School1.6 miles
Special schools · Abbots Langley
-
Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd1.9 miles
Other types · Watford
-
The Purcell School2.2 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Watford
- Edge Grove School Independent schools
- Stanborough Primary School Independent schools
- Kingswood Nursery School Nursery
- Oxhey Nursery School Nursery
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ascot Road Primary School Primary
- Beechfield School Primary
- Bromet Primary School Primary
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cassiobury Junior School Primary
- Central Primary School Primary
- Chater Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stanborough Secondary School teach?
- Stanborough Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanborough Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Stanborough Secondary School is Mrs Jeanetta Liburd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stanborough Secondary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Stanborough Secondary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Stanborough Secondary School?
- Stanborough Secondary School has 50 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stanborough Secondary School full?
- Stanborough Secondary School has capacity for 170 pupils and 50 on roll (29%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stanborough Secondary School a faith school?
- Yes. Stanborough Secondary School is designated Seventh Day Adventist.
- Is Stanborough Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Stanborough Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Stanborough Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.8 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Stanborough Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanborough Secondary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.