Leventhorpe
Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RIVERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Malcolm White
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Rivers Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,580
- Pupils on roll
- 1,463
- URN
- 137156
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279836633
About this school
Leventhorpe is a secondary academy in Sawbridgeworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,463 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 237 | 230 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | 48.9 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.18 to +0.18 | +0.05 -0.13 to +0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 47.4% | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 74.3% | 71.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 40.9% | 47.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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 Leventhorpe 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 | 50.8 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,478 |
| 2023/24 | 1,541 |
| 2024/25 | 1,471 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leventhorpe compares
Leventhorpe ranked 41st of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 8.2% | 13.5% | 1,463 | — |
| The Bishop's Stortford High School | 60.2 | 5.2% | 6.3% | 1,279 | 2.0 miles |
| Mark Hall Academy | 38.9 | 9.9% | 30.8% | 867 | 3.0 miles |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College | 63.6 | 7.5% | 5.6% | 1,508 | 3.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic School | 57.6 | 5.9% | 10.4% | 1,106 | 3.4 miles |
| Burnt Mill Academy | 45.2 | 8.6% | 31.3% | 959 | 3.5 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)
- 13.47%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 20.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bishop's Stortford High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Mark Hall Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College3.4 miles
Secondary · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Mary's Catholic School3.4 miles
Secondary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Burnt Mill Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Harlow
Other schools in Sawbridgeworth
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Primary
- High Wych Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mandeville Primary School Primary
- Reedings Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leventhorpe teach?
- Leventhorpe teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sawbridgeworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Leventhorpe?
- The headteacher of Leventhorpe is Mr Malcolm White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leventhorpe last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leventhorpe, 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 Leventhorpe?
- Leventhorpe has 1,463 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Leventhorpe full?
- Leventhorpe has capacity for 1,580 pupils and 1,463 on roll (93%), 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 Leventhorpe a faith school?
- No. Leventhorpe has no designated religious character.
- Is Leventhorpe a selective school?
- No. Leventhorpe is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Leventhorpe?
- Leventhorpe is part of RIVERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leventhorpe's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.8 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leventhorpe rank locally?
- Leventhorpe ranked 41st of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leventhorpe's absence rate?
- Leventhorpe's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leventhorpe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leventhorpe'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.