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
- 1191 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 60.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
Other White 33.8%
African 24.9%
Mixed 9%
Caribbean 7.6%
White British 6.7%
Other 6.7%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Unclassified 2.6%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other Black 1.5%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
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 | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 63 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 114 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 99 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 70 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 72 |
| English Language | GCSE | 212 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 209 |
Admissions
Heron Hall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 235 103 132 |
| Year 8 | 237 131 106 |
| Year 9 | 222 120 102 |
| Year 10 | 211 109 102 |
| Year 11 | 212 103 109 |
| Year 12 | 74 37 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 91.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 23.0% 22.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 59.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 8.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.9% 1.2% |