The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire. The school has 1,450 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 14 November 2023). Last inspected 14 November 2023. The Headteacher is Cathy Tooze. The school is administered by Hertfordshire local authority. It belongs to HERTS & ESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has girls-only admissions. It opened in 1 April 2014.
Applications for places at The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College are handled by the school or the local authority (Hertfordshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
63.6
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.65
Progress 8 · 2023-24
76%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
94%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.83
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
61%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.