The John Warner School
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Price
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,192
- Pupils on roll
- 726
- URN
- 150656
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992462889
About this school
The John Warner School is a secondary academy in Hoddesdon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 726 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The John Warner School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The John Warner School (URN 136607).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 |
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 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 997 |
| 2024/25 | 821 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The John Warner School compares
The John Warner School ranked 68th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.8 | 11.6% | 19.3% | 726 | — |
| 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 | 2.5 miles |
| The Chauncy School | 49.5 | 7.4% | 18.5% | 1,515 | 3.3 miles |
| Richard Hale School | 56.3 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 1,207 | 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)
- 19.29%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 11.55%
- Persistent absence
- 35.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robert Barclay Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Hoddesdon
-
Presdales School2.3 miles
Secondary · Ware
-
The Broxbourne School2.5 miles
Secondary · Broxbourne
-
The Chauncy School3.3 miles
Secondary · Ware
-
Richard Hale School3.5 miles
Secondary · Hertford
Other schools in Hoddesdon
- Robert Barclay Academy 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 teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hoddesdon.
- Who is the headteacher of The John Warner School?
- The headteacher of The John Warner School is Mr Chris Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The John Warner School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The John Warner School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The John Warner School?
- The John Warner School has 726 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The John Warner School full?
- The John Warner School has capacity for 1,192 pupils and 726 on roll (61%), 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 The John Warner School a faith school?
- No. The John Warner School has no designated religious character.
- Is The John Warner School part of an academy trust?
- The John Warner School 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 does The John Warner School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The John Warner School ranked 68th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The John Warner School's absence rate?
- The John Warner School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.