St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) is a secondary school located in Waltham Cross. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lieutenant Ellis Way, Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Website: http://www.st-maryshigh.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01992629124
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicholas Simms
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138360

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1251
Number of Boys: 614
Number of Girls: 637

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.4 to -0.03
Of the 191 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 185 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:61%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.61
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 1,589 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfield Nursery School
Hurst Drive , EN8 8DH
3out of 4 1,916 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 4 861 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
94, Churchgate , Cheshunt EN8 9ND
3out of 4 1,363 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Longlands Close , Crossbrook Street EN8 8LU
3out of 4 1,469 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Burleigh Primary School
Blindmans Lane , Cheshunt EN8 9DP
3out of 4 1,770 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Andrews Lane Primary School
Andrews Lane , Cheshunt EN7 6LB
2out of 4 1,786 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Lieutenant Ellis Way , Cheshunt EN7 5FB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
College Road , Cheshunt EN8 9LY
2out of 4 1,040 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goffs Academy
Goffs Lane , Cheshunt EN7 5QW
3out of 4 1,283 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lea Valley Academy
Bullsmoor Lane , EN3 6TW
3out of 4 2,159 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Ignatius College
Turkey Street , EN1 4NP
3out of 4 2,785 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys 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 1,934 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchardside School
230 Bullsmoor Lane , EN1 4RL
2out of 4 2,145 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.