Yavneh College
Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Trust
- YAVNEH COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Spencer Lewis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,035
- Pupils on roll
- 1,085
- URN
- 136922
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087365580
About this school
Yavneh College is a Jewish secondary academy in Borehamwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,085 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 152 | 175 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.0 | 61.7 | 61.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.85 +0.61 to +1.08 | +0.97 +0.74 to +1.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 76.6% | 75% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 89.7% | 89.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 25.7% | 27% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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 Yavneh College 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 | 58 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.7 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.6 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,071 |
| 2023/24 | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 1,042 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yavneh College compares
Yavneh College ranked 12th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61.6 | 5.9% | 6.5% | 1,085 | — |
| Elstree Screen Arts Academy | 39.1 | 13.1% | 24% | 524 | 0.5 miles |
| Hertswood Academy | 38.3 | 11.9% | 36.4% | 1,144 | 0.9 miles |
| Mill Hill County High School | 61.2 | 5.9% | 25.5% | 1,628 | 1.9 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | 85.6 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 1,321 | 2.4 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School | 58.6 | 7.1% | 22.9% | 1,078 | 3.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.47%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 14.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elstree Screen Arts Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Borehamwood
-
Hertswood Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Borehamwood
-
Mill Hill County High School1.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet2.4 miles
Secondary · Barnet
-
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School3.1 miles
Secondary · Barnet
Other schools in Borehamwood
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy Secondary
- Hertswood Academy Secondary
- Cowley Hill School Primary
- Kenilworth Primary School Primary
- Meryfield Primary School Primary
- Monksmead School Primary
- Parkside Community Primary School Primary
- Saffron Green Primary School Primary
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerswood Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Primary School Primary
- Yavneh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Yavneh College teach?
- Yavneh College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Borehamwood.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Yavneh College?
- The executive headteacher of Yavneh College is Mr Spencer Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yavneh College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yavneh College, 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 Yavneh College?
- Yavneh College has 1,085 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Yavneh College full?
- Yavneh College has capacity for 1,035 pupils and 1,085 on roll (105%), 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 Yavneh College a faith school?
- Yes. Yavneh College is designated Jewish.
- Is Yavneh College a selective school?
- No. Yavneh College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Yavneh College?
- Yavneh College is part of YAVNEH COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yavneh College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58 in 2022/23 and 61.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yavneh College rank locally?
- Yavneh College ranked 12th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yavneh College's absence rate?
- Yavneh College's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yavneh College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yavneh College'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.