St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-19
Religion Church of England
Address Lieutenant Ellis Way
Cheshunt
Waltham Cross
Hertfordshire
EN7 5FB
Phone 01992629124
Reference Number 138360

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1037
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.89%
Girls: 51.11%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 32.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 73 72 145
8 84 80 164
9 87 77 164
10 92 105 197
11 108 112 220
12 34 45 79
13 29 39 68

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 32.2%
White, Other 17.6%
African 16.8%
Caribbean 5.1%
Mixed, Other 4.6%
Unclassified 4.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.2%
White & Black (African) 2.8%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-16
Date Description Report
2023-10-10 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-09-17 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-05-15 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-12-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
2010-11-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-05-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-10-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-01-19 Inspection Inspection
2010-11-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-05-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-10-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-01-19 Inspection Inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
44.3 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 22.29 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 22.5 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 48 18
Third Preference 60 13
From another Local Authority 61 34

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Bonneygrove Primary School
Dark Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5ED
0.49 miles
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
94, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9ND
0.78 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Longlands Close, Crossbrook Street, Holy Trinity School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8LU
0.84 miles
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
Blindman's Lane, Waltham Cross, EN8 9DW
0.9 miles
Burleigh Primary School
Blindmans Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9DP
1.01 miles
Andrews Lane Primary School
Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6LB
1.01 miles
Andrews Lane Primary School
Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6LB
1.02 miles
Hurst Drive Primary School
Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8DH
1.03 miles
Greenfield Nursery School
Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 8DH
1.09 miles
Downfield Primary School
Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8SS
1.19 miles
Capel Manor Primary School
Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN1 4RL
1.19 miles
Millbrook School
Gews Corner, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9BX
1.2 miles
Four Swannes Primary School
King Edward Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 7HH
1.22 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
Royal Avenue, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 7EN
1.25 miles
Honilands Primary School
Lovell Road, London Borough of Enfield, Lovell Road Enfield, London, Middlesex, EN1 4RE
1.29 miles
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
Rosedale Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6JG
1.32 miles
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Park Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN7 6LR
1.38 miles
Flamstead End School
Longfield Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6AG
1.4 miles
Brookland Junior School
Elm Drive, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0RX
1.59 miles
Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Elm Drive, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0RX
1.59 miles
Name Distance
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
College Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9LY
0.59 miles
Goffs Academy
Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5QW
0.73 miles
Capel Manor College
Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN1 4RQ
1.1 miles
The Lea Valley Academy
Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN3 6TW
1.23 miles
St Ignatius College
Turkey Street, Enfield, EN1 4NP
1.58 miles
Haileybury Turnford
Mill Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0JU
1.69 miles
Fern House School
Keswick Drive, Enfield, EN3 6NY
2.07 miles
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Kinetic Crescent, Innova Park, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7XH
2.11 miles
Freshsteps Independent school
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2.12 miles
Ark John Keats Academy
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2.23 miles
Durants School
4 Pitfield Way, Enfield, EN3 5BY
2.28 miles
Salmons Brook School
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2.32 miles
Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3HQ
2.58 miles
Bishop Stopford's School
Brick Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3PU
2.66 miles
Wren Academy Enfield
3 Chace Village Road, Enfield, EN2 8GH
2.82 miles
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LF
3.08 miles
Enfield County School for Girls
Holly Walk, Enfield, EN2 6QG
3.11 miles
Kingsmead School
196 Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1YQ
3.11 miles
Waverley School
105 The Ride, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7DL
3.14 miles
Silverways School
St Andrew's Parish Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3EG
3.16 miles
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