Secondary school

Haileybury Turnford

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • EN8 0JU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,073 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 70%2017/18: top 86%2018/19: top 83%2021/22: top 76%2022/23: top 51%51% · 2022/232023/24: top 66%2024/25: top 64%No exams

A-level results

#242 of 273 East of England sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East of England

Attainment 843.3 · East of England 45.94/10 Below+13.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths36.9% · East of England 44.9%3/10 Below
EBacc point score3.52 · East of England 4.013/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.05 · East of England −0.025/10 Middle+11.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry26.95 · East of England 33.162/10 Well below East of England+6 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.1 · 135 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 42.6 · 141 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 38.6 · 151 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 39.7 · 145 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 43.2 · 152 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 45.5 · 135 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 42.5 · 141 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 43.3 · 122 pupils · East of England 45.8546.138.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 34% · 141 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 32% · 151 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 32% · 145 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 42% · 152 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 41% · 135 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 35.5% · 141 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 36.9% · 122 pupils · East of England 44.9%42%32%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 33 · 73 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 26.98 · 51 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 30.23 · 49 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 30.68 · 70 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 27.84 · 60 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 27.32 · 53 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 29.26 · 65 pupils · East of England 32.652024/25: 26.95 · 69 pupils · East of England 33.163326.95No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.4%
135 of 140 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st140135
2nd8125
3rd9819

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2018Requires improvement
  7. 2022Good
  8. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,021
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.3%
First language not English17.7%
SEN support9.4%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)7.5%
Persistently absent pupils23.4%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

88% full · 1,160 places · 150 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 57.6
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 13.4
  • Other support 42.6

Teachers 63.6 FTE · Whole workforce 119.7 · 132 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,455
Spend per pupil£8,310
Staff spend per pupil£6,679
Reserve per pupil£523
  • +£506,000revenue reserve
  • +£140,000in-year balance

Grants £7,887 · self-generated £568 · premises £365 per pupil

Single-academy trust: HAILEYBURY ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

141 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.8%
  • Education88.7%
  • Apprenticeship1.4%
  • Employment0.7%
  • Not sustained7.1%
  • Unknown2.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

73 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained75.3%
  • Education42.5%
  • Higher education38.4%
  • Apprenticeship13.7%
  • Employment19.2%
  • Not sustained13.7%
  • Unknown11%