Croxley Danes School

State-Funded School

croxley-danes-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

South West HertfordshireConstituency

WD3 3LRPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Croxley Danes School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,049 pupils. Croxley Danes School is part of Danes Educational Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 27 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50%
EBacc average point score: 4.65

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

24%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,049

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,049
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Danes Educational Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.