The John Warner School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.5%
35.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
726
Capacity used
Has space61%
1,192 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
78 of 78 families who put it first got an offer
116
Places offered
234
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 78 | 78 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 53 | 19 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 53 | 11 | ● 21% |
| 4th preference | 50 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 234 | 110 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 32 applications came from outside the council area (18 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 Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
7.92 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
208 applications · 120 places · 121 offered
| Siblings | 25 |
| Priority Primary Schools | 20 |
| Distance | 40 |
| Non ranked allocation | 22 |
September 2025 entry
16.68 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
241 applications · 120 places · 126 offered
| Children of Staff | 3 |
| Siblings | 39 |
| Priority Primary Schools | 22 |
| Distance | 48 |
| Non ranked allocation | 10 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Price
- Address
- Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
- Phone
- 01992462889
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park · Broxbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150656
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
726 pupils · 1,192 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 747 pupils
Attendance
88.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
35.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 197 | — |
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 | 26.88 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 46 | — |
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 | 197 | 10% | 37% | 60% | |
| English Language | 197 | 13% | 44% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 196 | 14% | 45% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 190 | 11% | 34% | 48% | |
| Geography | 148 | 12% | 36% | 49% | |
| Business | 102 | 8% | 40% | 46% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 85 | 14% | 55% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 75 | 8% | 28% | 51% | |
| History | 55 | 20% | 49% | 56% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 4% | 23% | 47% | |
| Engineering | 46 | 2% | 28% | 37% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 12% | 33% | 50% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Economics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Psychology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14688: The John Warner School
| 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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, 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) |
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.