Academy converter · Hertfordshire

The John Warner School

11–18Ages
726Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
150656URN

Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

1.2 below Hertfordshire median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hertfordshire

179 applications for 102 places · 67th of 77 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.1of 90

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

69th of 78 in Hertfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development		Inadequate
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Sixth form provision	Requires improvement

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Hertfordshire median (3.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

179 applications · 102 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2024 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2023 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.1; as the previous school
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.2; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.4; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.4; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as The John Warner School (URN 136607), The John Warner School (URN 117597), the previous school.

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	102	179	1.8	59	0.58
Sep 2025	116	234	2.0	78	0.67
Sep 2024	111	176	1.6	54	0.49
Sep 2023 *	175	334	1.9	114	0.65
Sep 2022 *	217	468	2.2	149	0.69
Sep 2021 *	222	510	2.3	150	0.68
Sep 2020 *	230	588	2.6	213	0.93
Sep 2019 *	231	756	3.3	246	1.06
Sep 2018 *	225	760	3.4	227	1.01
Sep 2017 *	223	788	3.5	246	1.10
Sep 2016 *	223	661	3.0	193	0.87
Sep 2015 *	209	758	3.6	220	1.05
Sep 2014 *	210	725	3.5	223	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

147 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.169th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%65th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Hertfordshire 72% England 66%

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	147	40.1	35%	61%	–
2024/25	197	40.8	33%	54%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	219	41.4	39%	64%	−0.59

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

The John Warner SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Robert Barclay Academy
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Presdales School
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
The Broxbourne School
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
Simon Balle All-Through School
5.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2024

5.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
The Chauncy School
5.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Richard Hale School
5.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.1applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Bmat Stem Academy
7.0 km · Essex

Good2023

29.9Attainment 8
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
7.1 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 40.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150656 · 919/4039
Trust: Danes Educational Trust
Capacity: 1,192 pupils · 726 on roll
Free school meals: 20.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: The John Warner School (URN 136607); The John Warner School (URN 117597)
Address: Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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