Goffs Academy

Goffs Academy continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating strong relationships between pupils and staff, alongside a supportive school environment. Pupils exhibit respectful behavior, high standards, and actively engage in their learning experiences. They benefit from a curriculum designed to develop their skills and confidence, although the implementation is varied across different subjects. Extra-curricular opportunities, such as sports and cultural events, enrich the students' educational experience, leading to a well-rounded development.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect for one another.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff create a supportive environment.
• The curriculum is designed to develop confident learners and is mostly delivered well.
• Pupils are well prepared for life beyond school with a strong focus on personal development.
• The school has effective safeguarding measures in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum in some subjects, particularly science.
• Some teachers do not routinely check pupils' understanding before moving on to new learning.

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 Goffs Academy attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.7% 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, 6.3% of pupils at Goffs Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 Goffs Academy had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.1% 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, 10.5% of pupils at Goffs Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.9% 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 Goffs Academy received £7,496 and spent £7,264 for each of its 1,606 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,195,000 (£744 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Generations Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,621 and spending £7,325 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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All schools in Waltham Cross · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Goffs Academy is part of Generations Multi Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Oakview Primary School Waltham Cross
• Goffs - Churchgate Academy Waltham Cross
• Flamstead End School Waltham Cross

What is Goffs Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Goffs Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Goffs Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Goffs Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Goffs Academy have?

Goffs Academy has 1,574 pupils on roll.

What age range does Goffs Academy cover?

Goffs Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Goffs Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.6, and 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Goffs Academy?

Goffs Academy is at Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5QW.