Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Studio Way, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 5NN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Chris Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 524
- URN
- 139416
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083866220
About this school
Elstree Screen Arts Academy is a secondary school in Borehamwood. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 524 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 86 | 105 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.1 | 36.6 | 39.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.68 -1.00 to -0.36 | -0.79 -1.07 to -0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 32.4% | 31.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 55.2% | 61.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
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 Elstree Screen Arts 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 | 37.1 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.1 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 474 |
| 2023/24 | 514 |
| 2024/25 | 498 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elstree Screen Arts Academy compares
Elstree Screen Arts Academy ranked 71st of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.1 | 13.1% | 24% | 524 | — |
| Hertswood Academy | 38.3 | 11.9% | 36.4% | 1,144 | 0.5 miles |
| Yavneh College | 61.6 | 5.9% | 6.5% | 1,085 | 0.5 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | 85.6 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 1,321 | 2.1 miles |
| Mill Hill County High School | 61.2 | 5.9% | 25.5% | 1,628 | 2.2 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School | 58.6 | 7.1% | 22.9% | 1,078 | 2.8 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)
- 24.02%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 35.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hertswood Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Borehamwood
-
Yavneh College0.5 miles
Secondary · Borehamwood
-
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet2.1 miles
Secondary · Barnet
-
Mill Hill County High School2.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School2.8 miles
Secondary · Barnet
Other schools in Borehamwood
- Hertswood Academy Secondary
- Yavneh College 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 Elstree Screen Arts Academy teach?
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Borehamwood.
- Who is the principal of Elstree Screen Arts Academy?
- The principal of Elstree Screen Arts Academy is Mr Chris Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elstree Screen Arts Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elstree Screen Arts 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 Elstree Screen Arts Academy?
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy has 524 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Elstree Screen Arts Academy full?
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 524 on roll (87%), 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 Elstree Screen Arts Academy a faith school?
- No. Elstree Screen Arts Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Elstree Screen Arts Academy a selective school?
- No. Elstree Screen Arts Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Elstree Screen Arts Academy?
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elstree Screen Arts Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.1 in 2022/23 and 39.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elstree Screen Arts Academy rank locally?
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy ranked 71st of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elstree Screen Arts Academy's absence rate?
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy's overall absence rate is 13.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elstree Screen Arts Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elstree Screen Arts 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.