Yavneh College, Borehamwood

In 2026, pupils at Yavneh College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 61.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.97: pupils made well 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 44.5, against 61 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 145 families put Yavneh College as their first choice and 359 named it as one of their preferences, for 175 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Yavneh College are Elstree Screen Arts Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.2); Hertswood Academy (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.4); Mill Hill County High School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.8); and London Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9).

Yavneh College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 175 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 12% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 129 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 72% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 42% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tesco, 360 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 305 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Yavneh College issued 96 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Yavneh College are Yavneh Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Monksmead School (0.2 miles), Summerswood Primary School (0.3 miles) and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.