St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

BroxbourneConstituency

EN7 5FBPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 911 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.5%
EBacc average point score: 4

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

Black

22%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

911

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 911
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Oct 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.