The John Warner School, Hoddesdon
The John Warner School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Hoddesdon, part of Danes Educational Trust. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 69th-highest of the 78 schools in Hertfordshire with published results, and 2,614th of 3,298 across England. It was 57% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The John Warner School in detail
The John Warner School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am immensely proud to be the headteacher of a school that has provided an education to young people in Hoddesdon since John Warner built a school for children of all classes and religious beliefs in 1841. Our school today seeks to ignite a lifelong passion for learning with a curriculum that is ambitious, varied and relevant."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include robotics and Duke of Edinburgh.
Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hertfordshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at The John Warner School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.
35% 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 40.8.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27, against 43 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.
Getting a place at The John Warner School
For September 2026 entry, 59 families put The John Warner School as their first choice and 179 named it as one of their preferences, for 102 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The John Warner School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The John Warner School are Robert Barclay Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6); Presdales School (2.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.7); The Broxbourne School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.5); and Simon Balle All-Through School (3.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than The John Warner School.
Robert Barclay AcademyPresdales SchoolThe Broxbourne SchoolSimon Balle All-Through School
The trust
The John Warner School is one of 13 schools run by Danes Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 109 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 22 (3%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rye House Railway Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Warner School (opposite), 60 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The John Warner School issued 241 suspensions, 29.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The John Warner School are The Cranbourne Primary School (0.2 miles), Forres Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Roselands Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
The Cranbourne Primary SchoolForres Primary AcademyRoselands Primary SchoolSt Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
The John Warner School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2024. Before that, as The John Warner School (URN 136607), it was rated Inadequate in October 2022.
About
The John Warner School is a secondary school with academy status for 11- to 18-year-olds in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. It is located on Stanstead Road opposite the Hundred Acre Estate and is backed by the New River.
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At a Glance
18.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Attainment 8 has declined from 40.8 to 40.1 (2025 to 2026), while gCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 35% (2025 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 40.1 | 34.7% |
| Disadvantaged(27) | - | 27.0 | 7.4% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(120) | - | 43.0 | 40.8% |
| Boys(74) | - | 35.9 | 29.7% |
| Girls(73) | - | 44.3 | 39.7% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(12) | - | 41.0 | 33.3% |
| Non mobile(146) | - | 40.1 | 34.9% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 2 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
241
Suspensions
29.35%
Suspension rate
77 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 821 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with The John Warner School
Term dates
The John Warner School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The John Warner School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The John Warner School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The John Warner School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
57%
Available places
820 pupils
1,430 places
610 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hoddesdon
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hoddesdon
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
15,222
Applications
13,456
Got 1st preference
77.5%
Got preferred school
94.9%
All secondary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
109
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
18.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
726
Total Pupils
384
Boys
342
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
52
Teachers
14.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,379
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,330
Per pupil
£5617k
Total funding
£147k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.5%
Overall absence
35.7%
Persistent absence
747
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The John Warner School
Showing 10 of 11 linked schools
Questions parents ask about The John Warner School
What are GCSE results like at The John Warner School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at The John Warner School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 40.1. 35% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is The John Warner School's Ofsted rating?
The John Warner School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2024. Before that, as The John Warner School (URN 136607), it was rated Inadequate in October 2022.
What is the catchment area for The John Warner School?
No fixed boundary. When The John Warner School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The John Warner School?
The John Warner School was not full in 2025: it ran at 57% of its 1430 places.
How big are the classes at The John Warner School?
Classes at The John Warner School average 19.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The John Warner School?
The John Warner School has around 726 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The John Warner School?
11.5% of sessions were missed at The John Warner School in 2024/25. 35.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The John Warner School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The John Warner School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The John Warner School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The John Warner School?
The John Warner School is at Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)