Croxley Danes School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 26 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
144402
Address
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, WD3 3LR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1089 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
24.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.4%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.3%
Mixed 9.3%
Pakistani 8.3%
Other White 8%
Indian 7.9%
African 4.6%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other 2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.35
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 58%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.6
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.85
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE35
BiologyGCSE42
Business Studies:SingleGCSE94
ChemistryGCSE40
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE42
Design & TechnologyGCSE27
English LanguageGCSE175
English LiteratureGCSE172
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE41
FrenchGCSE30
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Croxley Danes School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
170
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
125
2nd preference
224
3rd preference
251
From another Local Authority
35
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
96
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
26
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
82
98
Year 8
178
83
95
Year 9
179
87
92
Year 10
180
90
90
Year 11
173
80
93
Year 12
110
49
61
Year 13
89
46
43
Year 2023-2024

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