The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College is a secondary school located in Bishop's Stortford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/01/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Website: http://www.hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01279654127
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cathy Tooze
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140786

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1360
Number of Pupils: 1350
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 1231

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.62 Confidence interval 0.43 to 0.81
Of the 185 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 180 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:76%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:63%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:59.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.56
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorn Grove Primary School
Thorn Grove , CM23 5LD 		3out of 4 454 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BE 		3out of 4 973 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Summercroft Primary School
Plaw Hatch Close , CM23 5BJ 		3out of 4 976 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Apton Road , CM23 3SN 		4out of 4 1,159 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Windhill21
Windhill , CM23 2NE 		4out of 4 1,179 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road , CM23 5NJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road , CM23 5HX 		4out of 4 402 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BD 		3out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Windhill , CM23 2NQ 		- not rated 1,349 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Bishop's Stortford High School
London Road , CM23 3LU 		4out of 4 1,495 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
White Trees Independent School
13a London Road , Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA 		- not rated 1,047 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop's Stortford College
10 Maze Green Road , CM23 2PJ 		- not rated 1,870 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Howe Green House School
Howe Green , Great Hallingbury CM22 7UF 		- not rated 2,899 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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