The Broxbourne School

The Broxbourne School demonstrates outstanding performance across all evaluated areas, indicating a highly effective educational environment. The school is known for its positive culture, where pupils exhibit respect and engage responsibly with one another. They benefit from skilled teaching that fosters a deep understanding of their subjects, leading to exceptional attainment and progress. Furthermore, the trust overseeing the school plays a vital role in ensuring leaders are well-supported and that the school has successfully navigated changes, including leadership transitions and site moves. The school's commitment to personal development is evident, providing a wealth of extracurricular opportunities and tailored guidance for students' future pathways. While the overall performance is outstanding, there were a few subjects in the 2023 GCSE examinations where progress was less than expected. However, the school has already identified these areas and taken steps to improve, particularly in developing pupils' speaking skills in languages. This proactive approach shows the school's dedication to continuous improvement and ensuring all pupils achieve highly.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of teaching across the curriculum.
• Highly positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Outstanding personal development opportunities for students.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Strong emphasis on respect and positive behavior among pupils.
• Comprehensive careers guidance leading to successful outcomes for students.

Areas for Improvement

• Minor areas of underperformance in some subjects during the 2023 GCSE examinations.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Broxbourne School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.8% of pupils at The Broxbourne School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Broxbourne School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.1% of pupils at The Broxbourne School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Broxbourne School received £8,006 and spent £8,066 for each of its 1,415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £444,000 (£314 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Broxbourne School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Broxbourne School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was The Broxbourne School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Broxbourne School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does The Broxbourne School have?

The Broxbourne School has 1,442 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Broxbourne School cover?

The Broxbourne School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Broxbourne School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.5, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Broxbourne School?

The Broxbourne School is at Badgers Walk, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7FU.