Goffs Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Goffs Lane, Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
19.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,574
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,532 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
211 of 294 families who put it first got an offer
237
Places offered
724
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 294 | 211 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 211 | 25 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 140 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 79 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 724 | 237 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 62 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Ellis
- Address
- Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
- Phone
- 01992661456
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Rosedale and Bury Green · Broxbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137532
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,574 pupils · 1,532 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,226 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 | 49.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.48 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
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 | 35.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 174 | — |
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 Literature | 240 | 25% | 60% | 78% | |
| Mathematics | 239 | 27% | 55% | 73% | |
| English Language | 239 | 23% | 58% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 208 | 8% | 36% | 53% | |
| Spanish | 144 | 13% | 39% | 53% | |
| History | 126 | 20% | 48% | 67% | |
| Geography | 95 | 32% | 53% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 21% | 59% | 74% | |
| Social Studies | 50 | 8% | 34% | 54% | |
| Business | 40 | 28% | 57% | 73% | |
| Economics | 31 | 23% | 65% | 81% | |
| Biology | 29 | 86% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 53 | 6% | 32% | 55% | |
| Sociology | 47 | 2% | 13% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 37 | 0% | 16% | 51% | |
| Economics | 36 | 3% | 19% | 53% | |
| Business Studies | 29 | 17% | 31% | 69% | |
| History | 24 | 4% | 8% | 54% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 24 | 8% | 38% | 79% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 9% | 32% | |
| Physics | 17 | 0% | 18% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 0% | 12% | 53% | |
| Photography | 14 | 21% | 36% | 79% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 13 | 0% | 8% | 23% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11104: Goffs Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| 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) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
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.