Yavneh College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/11/2023
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
14.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,085
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,035 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
157 of 177 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
383
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 177 | 157 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 84 | 11 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 5 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 383 | 173 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 128 applications came from outside the council area (27 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Spencer Lewis
- Address
- Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
- Phone
- 02087365580
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Borehamwood Hillside · Hertsmere
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136922
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: YAVNEH COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
1,085 pupils · 1,035 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 821 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.97 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.29 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 152 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.86 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 67 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 150 | 39% | 81% | 91% | |
| Mathematics | 149 | 46% | 79% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 53% | 86% | 97% | |
| Combined Science | 89 | 22% | 62% | 81% | |
| Geography | 63 | 54% | 84% | 89% | |
| Biology | 60 | 63% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 60 | 75% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 67% | 97% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 55 | 49% | 78% | 95% | |
| History | 53 | 66% | 89% | 92% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 38% | 81% | 91% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 38 | 45% | 89% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 30 | 27% | 60% | 90% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 33% | 67% | 90% | |
| Economics | 19 | 5% | 26% | 68% | |
| Biology | 18 | 0% | 61% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | 17 | 12% | 41% | 71% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 6% | 53% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 0% | 38% | 69% | |
| Government and Politics | 9 | 11% | 56% | 89% | |
| History | 8 | 25% | 50% | 88% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 57% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 6 | 0% | 50% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17453: Yavneh College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.