Goffs Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
137532
Address
Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, EN7 5QW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1599 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
20.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.9%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.5%
Other White 16.4%
Mixed 9.4%
African 4.8%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.8%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.18
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 62%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 55%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 51.6
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.67
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award22
Sports StudiesTechnical Award1
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award15
Health StudiesTechnical Award30
MultimediaTechnical Award18
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award36
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award33
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE13
BiologyGCSE33
Business Studies:SingleGCSE55
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Goffs Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
233
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
282
2nd preference
227
3rd preference
159
From another Local Authority
57
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
200
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
242
132
110
Year 8
243
132
111
Year 9
242
129
113
Year 10
240
115
125
Year 11
239
116
123
Year 12
220
83
137
Year 13
169
81
88
Year 14
4
1
3
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
92.3%
86.5%
Further education
30.0%
27.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
60.0%
61.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
1.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
3.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
67.0%
68.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
25.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
9.0%
22.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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