Heron Hall Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 29 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Unique reference
- 139599
- Address
- Queensway, Ponders End, EN3 4SA
- Website
- www.heronhallacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1107 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 62%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
Other White 35.5%
African 25.2%
Mixed 8.3%
Caribbean 7.9%
Other 6.8%
White British 6.1%
Unclassified 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.92
Local authority average 4.3
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 99 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 101 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 72 |
| English Language | GCSE | 212 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 207 |
Admissions
Heron Hall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 117
- 3rd preference
- 119
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 132 107 |
| Year 8 | 226 126 100 |
| Year 9 | 216 109 107 |
| Year 10 | 215 106 109 |
| Year 11 | 211 111 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 23.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 58.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 8.8% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
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