Heron Hall Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Enfield
Queensway, Enfield, EN3 4SA
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,161
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
152 of 152 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
447
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 152 | 152 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 8 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 5 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 130 | 4 | ● 3% |
| Total | 447 | 169 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Enfield lets families list 6 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 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.
Last distance offered
From Enfield council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
240 places
All applicants were offered a place.
September 2024 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
240 places
All applicants were offered a place.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- David Maytham
- Address
- Queensway, Enfield, EN3 4SA
- Phone
- 02084439631
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Ward / constituency
- Ponders End · Enfield North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139599
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 61% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD
1,161 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,180 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 44.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 212 | — |
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 | 24.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 212 | 13% | 34% | 56% | |
| English Language | 211 | 17% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 211 | 14% | 47% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 209 | 10% | 32% | 44% | |
| Combined Science | 182 | 3% | 17% | 29% | |
| Social Studies | 104 | 11% | 43% | 69% | |
| Geography | 96 | 13% | 43% | 58% | |
| History | 64 | 19% | 48% | 64% | |
| Business | 56 | 7% | 32% | 41% | |
| Turkish | 53 | 72% | 91% | 94% | |
| Computer Science | 40 | 3% | 40% | 43% | |
| Biology | 30 | 30% | 77% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% | |
| Turkish | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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 Enfield 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.