Secondary
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Lieutenant Ellis Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 911 of 1400 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ST MARY'S CE ACADEMY, CHESHUNT
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
41%
45.0
2nd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Waltham Cross we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 |
| EBacc average point score | 4 |
| Entered the EBacc | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% |
| A level average points per entry | 25.32 |
| A level students | 62 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 41% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.0 |
| 22/23 | 22.1 |
| 23/24 | 24.8 |
| 24/25 | 25.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.21 |
| 22/23 | -0.24 |
| 23/24 | -0.07 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.5 |
| 22/23 | 41.1 |
| 23/24 | 44.3 |
| 24/25 | 45.0 |
Lieutenant Ellis Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Richard Vaughan
- Address
- Lieutenant Ellis Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
- Telephone
- 01992629124