Leventhorpe
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Leventhorpe is a secondary school in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Leventhorpe 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 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- There were 220 first-choice applications for 233 Year 7 offers in 2026; 186 went to first-choice families, and 34 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- Of 659 Year 7 applications in 2026, 362 (55%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 102 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 47% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); at A level the average grade was C (England B-), with below-average progress from GCSE.
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
- Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,463 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils attending Leventhorpe are happy.”
- “They are part of a welcoming and thriving community.”
- “Strong relationships between staff and pupils support this.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils’ understanding is not always checked effectively or with sufficient precision.”
- “This means that any misconceptions they have, or mistakes they make, are not always picked up quickly and addressed.”
- “Consequently, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 220 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 186 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.
- The Bishop's Stortford High School 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hockerill Anglo-European College 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Birchwood High School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Avanti Grange Secondary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The John Warner School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Presdales School 7.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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