Goffs Academy
Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Mark Ellis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Goffs School
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,532
- Pupils on roll
- 1,574
- URN
- 137532
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992661456
About this school
Goffs Academy is a secondary academy in Waltham Cross. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,574 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 238 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.6 | 49.5 | 49.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 0.00 to +0.36 | +0.22 +0.03 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 51.7% | 48.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 71.4% | 69.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 64.7% | 67.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
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 Goffs Academy 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 | 51.6 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.5 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,543 |
| 2023/24 | 1,599 |
| 2024/25 | 1,606 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goffs Academy compares
Goffs Academy ranked 44th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.1 | 6.9% | 18.7% | 1,574 | — |
| Goffs - Churchgate Academy | 42.6 | 9.2% | 33.9% | 582 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) | 45 | 8.6% | 37.6% | 911 | 0.7 miles |
| Haileybury Turnford | 43.3 | 7.5% | 33.3% | 1,021 | 1.4 miles |
| The Lea Valley Academy | 33.3 | 11% | 55% | 830 | 1.9 miles |
| St Ignatius College | 54.8 | 6.3% | 31.5% | 972 | 2.3 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.74%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 19.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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Goffs - Churchgate Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Waltham Cross
-
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)0.7 miles
Secondary · Waltham Cross
-
Haileybury Turnford1.4 miles
Secondary · Waltham Cross
-
The Lea Valley Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
St Ignatius College2.3 miles
Secondary · Enfield
Other schools in Waltham Cross
- Goffs - Churchgate Academy Secondary
- Haileybury Turnford Secondary
- St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) Secondary
- Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School Nursery
- Greenfield Nursery School Nursery
- Bonneygrove Primary School Primary
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Brookland Junior School Primary
- Burleigh Primary School Primary
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Downfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Goffs Academy teach?
- Goffs Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Waltham Cross.
- Who is the principal of Goffs Academy?
- The principal of Goffs Academy is Mr Mark Ellis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Goffs Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goffs Academy, 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 Goffs Academy?
- Goffs Academy has 1,574 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Goffs Academy full?
- Goffs Academy has capacity for 1,532 pupils and 1,574 on roll (103%), 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 Goffs Academy a faith school?
- No. Goffs Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Goffs Academy a selective school?
- No. Goffs Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Goffs Academy?
- Goffs Academy is part of GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Goffs Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.6 in 2022/23 and 49.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goffs Academy rank locally?
- Goffs Academy ranked 44th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goffs Academy's absence rate?
- Goffs Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goffs Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goffs Academy'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.