Yavneh College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2024 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Yavneh College is a secondary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Yavneh College 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and its A level average grade was B+ (England B-).
- In 2026 Year 7 had 145 first-choice applications for 175 offers; 139 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 142 of the 359 applications (40%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 31 offers went to them.
- 5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire is 20.5%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,085 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive within this tight-knit community.”
- “They are well equipped as young adults to enter the world ready to work towards the school’s vision of ‘a world built on kindness’.”
- “Pupils demonstrate the school’s values, such as ‘yedidya’ (friendship), by volunteering to help at school and in local community groups.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not match texts to pupils’ reading abilities with precision.”
- “As a result, these pupils do not access the curriculum independently.”
- “However, the school is experiencing a growing number of pupils with SEND with needs not previously experienced at the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2024 (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) | 75% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
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: 145 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 139 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 Hertfordshire.
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy 0.5 mi Not judged
- Hertswood Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bushey Meads School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dame Alice Owen's School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Queens' School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Grange Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gracewood Academy 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Watford Grammar School for Girls 5.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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