The Broxbourne School
Badgers Walk, Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BROXBOURNE SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Clift
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,442
- URN
- 136396
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992411060
About this school
The Broxbourne School is a secondary academy in Broxbourne. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,442 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 213 | 205 | 211 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.5 | 54.7 | 55.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.30 to +0.09 | +0.10 -0.10 to +0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 70.2% | 66.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 82.4% | 82% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 68.8% | 63.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
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 The Broxbourne 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 | 52.5 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.7 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.4 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,332 |
| 2023/24 | 1,358 |
| 2024/25 | 1,415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Broxbourne School compares
The Broxbourne School ranked 28th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.4 | 6% | 13.6% | 1,442 | — |
| Robert Barclay Academy | 44.2 | 8.3% | 24.6% | 821 | 1.0 miles |
| Haileybury Turnford | 43.3 | 7.5% | 33.3% | 1,021 | 2.0 miles |
| The John Warner School | 40.8 | 11.6% | 19.3% | 726 | 2.5 miles |
| Goffs Academy | 49.1 | 6.9% | 18.7% | 1,574 | 2.8 miles |
| Goffs - Churchgate Academy | 42.6 | 9.2% | 33.9% | 582 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 25 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.59%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 13.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robert Barclay Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Hoddesdon
-
Haileybury Turnford2.0 miles
Secondary · Waltham Cross
-
The John Warner School2.5 miles
Secondary · Hoddesdon
-
Goffs Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Waltham Cross
-
Goffs - Churchgate Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Waltham Cross
Other schools in Broxbourne
- Broxbourne CofE Primary School Primary
- Longlands Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wormley CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Broxbourne School teach?
- The Broxbourne School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Broxbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of The Broxbourne School?
- The headteacher of The Broxbourne School is Mr Peter Clift, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Broxbourne School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Broxbourne School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Broxbourne School?
- The Broxbourne School has 1,442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Broxbourne School full?
- The Broxbourne School has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,442 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 The Broxbourne School a faith school?
- No. The Broxbourne School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Broxbourne School a selective school?
- No. The Broxbourne School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Broxbourne School?
- The Broxbourne School is part of THE BROXBOURNE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Broxbourne School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.5 in 2022/23 and 55.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Broxbourne School rank locally?
- The Broxbourne School ranked 28th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Broxbourne School's absence rate?
- The Broxbourne School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Broxbourne School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Broxbourne 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 1 July 2026.