The John Warner School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 821
- Gender
- Mixed
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
About The John Warner School
The John Warner School is a secondary school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 821 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.8, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 54% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The John Warner School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 59 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 4.92 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 11.7%. There are about 14.3 pupils per teacher. If you are considering The John Warner School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.