King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Waltham Abbey, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy is a secondary school in Waltham Abbey, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 32% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 in 2026: 118 first-choice applications for 178 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 60 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 33.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex is 18.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 812 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience school as a safe and orderly place to learn.”
- “Many show resilience and commitment to their education, particularly when barriers to learning are actively addressed.”
- “Pupils benefit from targeted support.”
To improve
- “However, their experience in classrooms can vary.”
- “While some pupils progress well, others do not always benefit from high-quality teaching.”
- “In some lessons, pupils do not always get the adaptations they need to successfully access the lesson and move on.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 118 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 118 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Davenant Foundation School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roding Valley High School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Debden Park High School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 5.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- West Hatch High School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 6.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 6.4 mi Good Last distance published