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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 36 |
Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 33 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
Biology | GCSE | 33 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Goffs Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 282
- 2nd preference
- 227
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
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 |
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% |
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% |