Leventhorpe

About Leventhorpe

Leventhorpe’s Progress 8 score of 0.05 sits below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 0.18, meaning its pupils make slightly less academic progress than the typical student across the county’s state secondaries. That places it 46th out of 86 schools of the same type in Hertfordshire, and 8th out of 10 in East Hertfordshire specifically. While the score is positive — students do make progress above the national baseline — the gap to the LA average is notable, especially when you consider that the top three schools in the county (Sandringham, Yavneh College, and Dame Alice Owen’s) all post scores above 0.9. Leventhorpe’s ranking in the East of England sits at the 44th percentile, and nationally it lands at roughly the same point. For a large school with 1,471 pupils, the result suggests solid but not standout performance relative to its immediate neighbours.

Academically, the picture is mixed. At KS4, 74.3% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, which is a strong basics pass rate, though the figure drops to 47.4% at grade 5 or above. The EBacc average point score sits at 4.32, and 40.9% of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. Attainment 8 is 48.9, roughly in line with the national average. In the sixth form, the picture is less strong: the value-added score is -0.37, which the Department for Education bands as ‘below average’, and the average points per entry is 29.81, equivalent to a C grade. Only 8.9% of A-level entries achieved AAB or higher. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Good across all categories, including behaviour, personal development, and sixth-form provision — a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2012.

Leventhorpe is a popular school: for 2025/26 entry, it received 756 applications for 227 places, with 269 first-preference applications and 187 offers made to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 3.33 per place reflects strong local demand. The site is well equipped with a swimming pool, theatre, tennis courts, science labs, and a dedicated sixth-form centre, plus a wide range of clubs from gardening to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The school supports pupils with eight categories of SEND, including autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and speech and language needs. With its large size, mixed intake, and 10.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Leventhorpe suits families looking for a comprehensive secondary with decent GCSE outcomes, a broad extracurricular offer, and a sixth form that provides a solid C-grade average — though those targeting top university courses may want to check the sixth-form value-added data carefully.

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