Townsend Church of England School

State-Funded School

townsend-church-of-england-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Harpenden and BerkhamstedConstituency

AL3 6DRPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 746 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.92

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

Black

20%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

746

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

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: Average
Total pupils: 746
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.