The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
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
140786
Address
Warwick Road, CM23 5NJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1436 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
10.5%
Girls
89.5%
First language not English
13.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.8%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.6%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 7.9%
Chinese 4.3%
African 4.2%
Indian 3.6%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Asian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.6
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 67%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 73%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 61.7
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.65
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
MathematicsAS level1
Ancient HistoryGCSE26
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE23
Art & DesignGCSE27
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE62
ChemistryGCSE52
ChineseGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE11
Design & TechnologyGCSE21
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
185
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
190
2nd preference
130
3rd preference
80
From another Local Authority
180
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
155
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
38
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 classes19.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
186
0
186
Year 8
186
0
186
Year 9
193
0
193
Year 10
185
0
185
Year 11
182
0
182
Year 12
247
70
177
Year 13
257
81
176
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
98.0%
92.3%
86.5%
Further education
14.0%
27.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
77.0%
61.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
6.0%
1.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
0.0%
2.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
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
87.0%
68.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
38.0%
25.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
30.0%
22.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
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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