The John Warner School
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by The John Warner School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Executive Headteacher
- Rachel Brindley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,192
- Pupils on roll
- 1,203
- URN
- 136607
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
The John Warner School was a secondary academy in Hoddesdon. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The John Warner School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2011, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 219 | 211 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 40.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.78 to -0.40 | -0.54 -0.74 to -0.35 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 34.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 53.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Trends over time
How The John Warner 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 | 41.4 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.7 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How The John Warner School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 12.4% | 18.4% | 1,203 | — |
| The John Warner School | 40.8 | 11.6% | 19.3% | 726 | 0.0 miles |
| Robert Barclay Academy | 44.2 | 8.3% | 24.6% | 821 | 1.6 miles |
| Presdales School | 58.9 | 7.8% | 11% | 1,167 | 2.3 miles |
| The Broxbourne School | 55.4 | 6% | 13.6% | 1,442 | 2.6 miles |
| The Chauncy School | 49.5 | 7.4% | 18.5% | 1,515 | 3.3 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.4%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 43.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The John Warner School0.0 miles
Secondary · Hoddesdon
-
Robert Barclay Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Hoddesdon
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Presdales School2.3 miles
Secondary · Ware
-
The Broxbourne School2.6 miles
Secondary · Broxbourne
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The Chauncy School3.3 miles
Secondary · Ware
Other schools in Hoddesdon
- Robert Barclay Academy Secondary
- The John Warner School Secondary
- Forres Primary Academy Primary
- High Leigh Primary School Primary
- Roselands Primary School Primary
- Sheredes Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School Primary
- St Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Cranbourne Primary School Primary
- Rivers Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does The John Warner School teach?
- The John Warner School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Hoddesdon.
- Has The John Warner School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The John Warner 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 many pupils are at The John Warner School?
- The John Warner School had 1,203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have The John Warner School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 40.7 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The John Warner School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The John Warner 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 31 December 2023.