King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Waltham Abbey, Essex
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Essex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in Essex.
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- 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