Hockerill Anglo-European College, Bishop's Stortford

In 2026, pupils at Hockerill Anglo-European College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 62.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

73% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 61.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 48.3, against 63.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were French, History and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 152 families put Hockerill Anglo-European College as their first choice and 704 named it as one of their preferences, for 61 places offered. That is 2.5 first choices for every place. 92 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hockerill Anglo-European College are The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62); Birchwood High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); TLC Live Online School (0.6 miles); and St Mary's Catholic School (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 56.8).

Hockerill Anglo-European College's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

123 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hockerill Anglo-European College (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 8% to a further education college.

Of the 104 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 67% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 58% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 129 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 80 (8.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Hockerill Anglo-European College had 80 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Bishop's Stortford Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Anglo European College (outside), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hockerill Anglo-European College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 231 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hockerill Anglo-European College issued 37 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hockerill Anglo-European College are All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford (0.3 miles); Summercroft Primary School (0.4 miles); Thorn Grove Primary School (0.5 miles); and Windhill21 (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.