Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Hockerill Anglo-European College

11–18Ages
903Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136482URN

Dunmow Road, Hockerill Anglo-European College, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

11.5per place

8.6 above Hertfordshire median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hertfordshire

704 applications for 61 places · 1st of 77 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.3of 90

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

11th of 78 in Hertfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

11.5applications per place, Year 7

8.6 above Hertfordshire median (3.0) 9.3 above England median (2.2)

704 applications · 61 places offered · 152 named it first

2026 11.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2025 12.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2024 13.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2023 15.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2022 12.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2021 11.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2020 12.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2019 12.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
2018 12.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2017 11.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2016 11.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
2015 12.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2014 11.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	61	704	11.5	152	2.49
Sep 2025	58	709	12.2	138	2.38
Sep 2024	55	736	13.4	165	3.00
Sep 2023	48	748	15.6	153	3.19
Sep 2022	70	853	12.2	183	2.61
Sep 2021	83	929	11.2	228	2.75
Sep 2020	68	823	12.1	192	2.82
Sep 2019	67	835	12.5	187	2.79
Sep 2018	64	807	12.6	174	2.72
Sep 2017	69	794	11.5	169	2.45
Sep 2016	71	846	11.9	152	2.14
Sep 2015	65	789	12.1	164	2.52
Sep 2014	69	782	11.3	176	2.55

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

156 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.311th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths73%11th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths86%

Hertfordshire 72% England 66%

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	156	62.3	73%	86%	–
2024/25	131	61.7	73%	86%	–
2023/24	133	60.7	70%	89%	+0.38
2022/23	131	64.6	75%	90%	+0.51

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

11.5applications per place 62.3Attainment 8
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
Birchwood High School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Avanti Grange Secondary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place
The Bishop's Stortford High School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 58.8Attainment 8
Forest Hall School
3.6 km · Essex

2026

2.8applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Leventhorpe
5.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Ralph Sadleir School
10.5 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136482 · 919/5427
Trust: Hockerill Anglo-European College Ltd.
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 728 pupils · 903 on roll
Free school meals: 4.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2011
Replaced: Hockerill Anglo-European College (URN 117598)
Address: Dunmow Road, Hockerill Anglo-European College, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources