The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bishop's Stortford, 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, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College is a secondary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| 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
- Year 7 2026 drew 213 first-choice applications for 178 offers; 152 offers went to first-choice families, and 61 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- 247 of the 516 Year 7 2026 applications (48%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 50 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 63.6 (England 46).
- A level results in 2024/25 averaged grade B (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level rated above average.
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
- Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,508 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s motto of ‘Excellence for All’ runs through all aspects of this exceptional school.”
- “The school has the highest ambitions for what pupils can achieve.”
- “It provides the help and guidance pupils need to achieve them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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) | 76% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 63.6 | 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: 213 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 152 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.
- Hockerill Anglo-European College 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Birchwood High School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Avanti Grange Secondary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bishop's Stortford High School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Leventhorpe 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Presdales School 9.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The John Warner School 9.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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