The Broxbourne School, Broxbourne

In its own words: "Broxbourne is a very popular and successful school which achieves exceptionally high standards of work and behaviour from all its students. Our aim is to work in partnership with students and parents to raise students' aspirations and progress in a secure and supportive environment."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to the Broxbourne School. We are proud to provide an outstanding education which shapes our young people to become confident, kind and hard-working adults, able to make a full contribution to society. In recent years the school has been completely rebuilt and all our stakeholders now benefit from state-of-the art facilities."

On phones, the school says: "Home About Us Mobile Phone Expectations Share This Page facebook Share this page on Facebook twitter Tweet this page Email this page Mobile Phone Expectations Pupils in Years 7 - 11 are issued a personal lockable phone pouch."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Broxbourne School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: 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 41.8, against 55.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 366 families put The Broxbourne School as their first choice and 941 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 144 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Broxbourne School are Robert Barclay Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 45.6); Haileybury Turnford (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); The John Warner School (2.5 miles, Attainment 8 40.1); and Goffs Academy (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6).

The Broxbourne School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 123 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 36% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 117 pupils (8.1%) received SEN support and 35 (2.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Broxbourne Rail Station, about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bell Lane (near), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Broxbourne School 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 74 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, The Broxbourne School issued 55 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Broxbourne School are Broxbourne CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Wormley CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Sheredes Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Cross Catholic Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.