Robert Barclay Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.44 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Robert Barclay Academy is a secondary school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Robert Barclay 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 | 2.44 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.47 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.34 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.10 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.65 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 3.09 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 2.93 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.79 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.82 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.38 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 0.82 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 0.85 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place as a priority-area child lived 2.44 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2015.
- Year 7 2026: 127 first-choice applications for 145 offers; 117 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 821 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils like their school, and they feel part of ‘a family’.”
- “They know that their teachers have high expectations for their behaviour and learning.”
- “Pupils are safe because adults care passionately about pupils’ mental and physical well-being.”
To improve
- “Results at GCSE for some pupils in mathematics were lower than average in 2022.”
- “Although increasing, the number of pupils studying languages at key stage 4 remains low.”
- “As a result, many pupils do not continue to develop an important life skill.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 May 2023 (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) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 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: 127 first-preference applications, 145 offers in total, 117 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 Broxbourne School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The John Warner School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haileybury Turnford 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Presdales School 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Richard Hale School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Goffs Academy 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Goffs - Churchgate Academy 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Chauncy School 4.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
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