Goffs Academy is a secondary school located in Waltham Cross. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Goffs Lane, Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Website: http://www.goffs.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01992424200
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Ellis
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137532

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1518
Number of Pupils: 1527
Number of Boys: 744
Number of Girls: 783

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.26 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.43
Of the 209 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 208 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.61
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
Blindman's Lane , Cheshunt EN8 9DW 		4out of 4 1,359 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfield Nursery School
Hurst Drive , EN8 8DH 		3out of 4 3,030 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bonneygrove Primary School
Dark Lane , Cheshunt EN7 5ED 		2out of 4 449 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Andrews Lane Primary School
Andrews Lane , Cheshunt EN7 6LB 		2out of 4 564 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
94, Churchgate , Cheshunt EN8 9ND 		3out of 4 734 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
Rosedale Way , Cheshunt EN7 6JG 		3out of 4 1,037 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Flamstead End School
Longfield Lane , Cheshunt EN7 6AG 		4out of 4 1,174 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goffs Academy
Goffs Lane , Cheshunt EN7 5QW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
College Road , Cheshunt EN8 9LY 		2out of 4 1,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Lieutenant Ellis Way , Cheshunt EN7 5FB 		3out of 4 1,283 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haileybury Turnford
Mill Lane , Cheshunt EN8 0JU 		2out of 4 2,403 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Capel Manor College
Bullsmoor Lane , EN1 4RQ 		- not rated 3,214 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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