Leventhorpe, Sawbridgeworth

In its own words: "Together we provide the care and opportunities for all to learn, grow, excel and face challenge with confidence Our intent is that our students grow to be confident and caring through our pastoral support and our personal development programme."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Leventhorpe is an exciting and ambitious place in which to learn, and a caring and inclusive community where every student is challenged to achieve their very best and supported to thrive. Staff, parents and students work together to create a strong community built upon our shared values of Excellence, Commitment and Respect."

In 2026, pupils at Leventhorpe averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

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

That is down from 49.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.05: pupils made about 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 29.8, against 50.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 220 families put Leventhorpe as their first choice and 659 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Leventhorpe are The Bishop's Stortford High School (2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.8); Mark Hall Academy (3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.8); TLC Live Online School (3.1 miles); and The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (3.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62).

Leventhorpe's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Leventhorpe is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 230 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 180 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leventhorpe School (near), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 65 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Leventhorpe issued 234 suspensions, 15.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Leventhorpe are Reedings Junior School (0.3 miles), Mandeville Primary School (0.3 miles), Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School (0.5 miles) and Spellbrook CofE Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.