OFSTED
14 June 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
HOCKERILL ANGLO-EUROPEAN COLLEGE LTD.
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
903
903 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
425
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
478
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.4 pts
below England
School
4.4%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.0 pts
below England
School
13.3%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
East Hertfordshire
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.8%
459
Any other White background
11.7%
106
Any other Mixed background
8.0%
72
African
7.6%
69
Chinese
5.9%
53
White and Asian
2.7%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.2%
209 of
903 pupils
2.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
61.7
22.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.38 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.97%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.24 pts
lower than
England
School
5.97%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
14.84%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.34 pts
lower than
England
School
1.46%
East Hertfordshire
1.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
124.0%
31.7 pts
above England
Hockerill Anglo-European College
124.0%
East Hertfordshire
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.