Hertfordshire
Goffs Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Hertfordshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 50.6 is above the national average of around 46.
- 50.6
- Attainment 8
- 54%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.22
- Progress 8
- [0.03, 0.40]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
In-year places (September 2026 to July 2027): Year 7: no places · Year 8: no places · Year 9: no places · Year 10: no places · Year 11: no places. As listed by the council on 27 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
103% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 229 | 267 | 202 (76%) | 695 |
| September 2025 | 237 | 294 | 211 (72%) | 724 |
| September 2024 | 233 | 282 | 200 (71%) | 754 |
| September 2023 | 238 | 325 | 226 (70%) | 724 |
| September 2022 | 235 | 328 | 219 (67%) | 786 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 167 | Not published | Not published | 10% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 169 | Not published | Not published | 19% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 151 | 1% England 1% | 9% England 18% | 14% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 137 | 1% England 1% | 13% England 15% | 15% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 123 | 0% England 1% | 9% England 16% | 15% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 123 | 0% England 1% | 7% England 14% | 18% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Once you have made a direct application to the school using the Supplementary Information Form (can be found below), you will be sent registration details from…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
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Questions parents ask about Goffs Academy
- How good are Goffs Academy's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6, against 47.6 across England. 15.5% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Goffs Academy's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 35.6 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B-). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Goffs Academy?
- For September 2026, 267 families put it first for 229 Year 7 places: 1.2 first choices per place. Some of its places go by an ability or aptitude test; its admission policy says how many.
- How many Goffs Academy students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 0.5% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 9.6% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 239 | 50.6 | — | 54.4% | 15.5% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 239 | 49.1 | — | 48.5% | — | 67.4% | 4.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 238 | 49.5 | +0.22 | 51.7% | — | 64.7% | 4.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 235 | 51.6 | +0.18 | 55.3% | — | 61.7% | 4.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 235 | 52.8 | +0.11 | — | — | 68.0% | 4.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Hertfordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 137532 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Principal Mark Ellis |
| Trust | GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | EN7 5QW |
| Pupils | 1,606 |
| FSM eligible | 18.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5QW
http://www.goffs.herts.sch.uk/1992661456| DfE number | 5415 |
| UKPRN | 10035495 |
| Opened | 1 Oct 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |