The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and Science College

Partially selective

National rank

205=

216=

Rank last year

60.8%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

51.1%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Cathy Tooze

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

1,436

Head teacher

Cathy Tooze

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

1,436

Head teacher

Cathy Tooze

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

1,436

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

5.2%

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

5.2%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 245=

GCSE 2024 rank: 146

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2023
Verdict *
Outstanding
“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. Pupils consistently rise to meet the high expectations that the school sets for them. As a result, pupils excel both academically and in wider school life. Pupils benefit from the calm and purposeful atmosphere that they experience both in and out of lessons … Pupils value the rich and extensive range of activities available to them. This includes a range of subject clubs and a comprehensive list of music and sports opportunities … The school encourages pupils to be the best they can be.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.
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