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Leventhorpe

Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9BY ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Sawbridgeworth. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (April 2024). GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 49.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 220 families put it first for 233 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,463
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Academy trust
RIVERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Layla Price
Opened
Aug 2011

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 16 Apr 2024
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 236 pupils

Attainment 8
49.6
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
47%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
71.6%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.05
2023/24 · CI -0.13 to 0.23
This school
49.6
Hertfordshire
50.6
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
233
1st preferences
220
All applications
659
1st prefs per place
0.94
Fewer first choices than places

186 of 220 first-preference applicants were offered a place (85%). 102 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,471
Capacity
1,580
93% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)13.5%
  • English as an additional language9.4%
  • SEN support12.7%
  • Education, Health and Care plan2.4%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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