King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Waltham Abbey (Essex).
Attainment 8
39.7
▼ 6.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
25.9%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.4%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▲ 2.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.5%
▲ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
15.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
108%
812 / 750 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Apr 2026
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Essex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 8.6% | joint 1,464th highest of 3,227 (8 schools have the same figure) | 40th highest of 79 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 4.7% | joint 642nd highest of 3,227 (2 schools have the same figure) | 18th highest of 79 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 12.2% | joint 609th highest of 3,226 (2 schools have the same figure) | 15th highest of 79 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 33.6 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.63% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 33.5% | joint 1,080th highest of 3,258 (7 schools have the same figure) | joint 10th highest of 79 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 16% | joint 2,083rd highest of 3,257 (33 schools have the same figure) | joint 42nd highest of 79 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 12.9% | joint 1,992nd highest of 3,257 (27 schools have the same figure) | 43rd highest of 79 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 3.1% | joint 1,838th highest of 3,257 (81 schools have the same figure) | joint 33rd highest of 79 (6 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 46.4 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 47 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 11.6 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 19.2 | joint 542nd highest of 3,200 (32 schools have the same figure) | joint 22nd highest of 79 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.8 | joint 1,585th highest of 3,200 (103 schools have the same figure) | 65th highest of 79 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 15.1% | joint 1,275th highest of 3,205 (17 schools have the same figure) | 28th highest of 79 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 72.5% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 5.2 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 39.7 | joint 2,574th highest of 3,136 (14 schools have the same figure) | 63rd highest of 78 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | -0.34 | joint 2,278th highest of 3,032 (19 schools have the same figure) | 51st highest of 77 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 51% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 25.9% | joint 2,871st highest of 3,136 (4 schools have the same figure) | 70th highest of 78 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 900 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 780 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 13.3% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 21/04/2026 (school year 2025/26): Report card (no overall grade)
- 24/05/2016 (school year 2015/16): Good
- 06/03/2014 (school year 2013/14): Requires improvement
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence8.6% 2024/25
This school
6.9%
2016/17
6.2%
2017/18
7.1%
2018/19
7%
2020/21
11.3%
2021/22
11.9%
2022/23
11.1%
2023/24
8.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence4.7% 2024/25
This school
3.8%
2016/17
3.8%
2017/18
3.7%
2018/19
2.8%
2020/21
4.7%
2021/22
5.4%
2022/23
6.1%
2023/24
4.7%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once12.2% 2024/25
This school
2.1%
2017/18
4.6%
2018/19
3.4%
2019/20
5%
2020/21
13.2%
2021/22
15.5%
2022/23
15.5%
2023/24
12.2%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils33.6 2024/25
This school
2.1
2017/18
7.3
2018/19
7.4
2019/20
7.4
2020/21
31.1
2021/22
43.7
2022/23
34.7
2023/24
33.6
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.63% 2024/25
This school
0.17%
2017/18
0.17%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.28%
2021/22
0.79%
2022/23
0.77%
2023/24
0.63%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)33.5% 2025/26
This school
20.1%
2019/20
23.4%
2020/21
22.9%
2021/22
28.3%
2022/23
31.5%
2023/24
31.9%
2024/25
33.5%
2025/26
Any SEN16% 2025/26
This school
17%
2019/20
16.3%
2020/21
18.3%
2021/22
21.6%
2022/23
19.9%
2023/24
18.9%
2024/25
16%
2025/26
SEN support12.9% 2025/26
This school
15.1%
2019/20
14.3%
2020/21
16.6%
2021/22
19.6%
2022/23
17.6%
2023/24
16.3%
2024/25
12.9%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans3.1% 2025/26
This school
1.9%
2019/20
2%
2020/21
1.7%
2021/22
2%
2022/23
2.3%
2023/24
2.6%
2024/25
3.1%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)46.4 2024/25
This school
32.4
2017/18
26.8
2018/19
39.0
2019/20
37.8
2020/21
32.2
2021/22
36.4
2022/23
38.8
2023/24
46.4
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)47 2024/25
This school
33
2017/18
27
2018/19
40
2019/20
39
2020/21
34
2021/22
38
2022/23
40
2023/24
47
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.6 2024/25
This school
9.0
2017/18
7.6
2018/19
8.7
2019/20
8.7
2020/21
9.9
2021/22
7.5
2022/23
10.2
2023/24
11.6
2024/25
Pupils per teacher19.2 2024/25
This school
19.6
2017/18
24.9
2018/19
17.3
2019/20
20.2
2020/21
25.0
2021/22
22.8
2022/23
21.9
2023/24
19.2
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.8 2024/25
This school
13.4
2017/18
14.7
2018/19
10.7
2019/20
11.7
2020/21
15.1
2021/22
15.7
2022/23
13.4
2023/24
11.8
2024/25
Teacher turnover15.1% 2024/25
This school
35.8%
2017/18
11.2%
2018/19
38.4%
2019/20
46.6%
2020/21
24.2%
2021/22
33.5%
2022/23
26.8%
2023/24
15.1%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence72.5% 2024/25
This school
67.9%
2016/17
76%
2017/18
73.7%
2018/19
59.4%
2020/21
82.9%
2021/22
76.1%
2022/23
76%
2023/24
72.5%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)5.2 2024/25
This school
4.6
2016/17
4.6
2017/18
9.9
2018/19
2.9
2020/21
7.6
2021/22
5.0
2022/23
7.3
2023/24
5.2
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 839.7 2025/26
This school
41.7
2016/17
39.1
2017/18
37.3
2018/19
42.9
2021/22
37.9
2022/23
38.7
2023/24
36.5
2024/25
39.7
2025/26
Progress 8-0.34 2023/24
+0.07
2016/17
-0.14
2017/18
-0.30
2018/19
-0.31
2021/22
-0.39
2022/23
-0.34
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths51% 2025/26
This school
59%
2016/17
53%
2017/18
47%
2018/19
61%
2021/22
51.2%
2022/23
58.3%
2023/24
55.3%
2024/25
51%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths25.9% 2025/26
This school
35%
2016/17
28%
2017/18
21%
2018/19
35%
2021/22
27.1%
2022/23
32.6%
2023/24
31.8%
2024/25
25.9%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places900 2023/24
This school
750
2015/16
750
2016/17
900
2017/18
750
2018/19
750
2020/21
900
2021/22
900
2022/23
900
2023/24
Pupils780 2023/24
This school
571
2015/16
577
2016/17
572
2017/18
592
2018/19
649
2020/21
707
2021/22
761
2022/23
780
2023/24
Unfilled places13.3% 2023/24
This school
23.9%
2015/16
23.1%
2016/17
36.4%
2017/18
21.1%
2018/19
13.5%
2020/21
21.4%
2021/22
15.4%
2022/23
13.3%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.1% | - | 7% | 11.3% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 8.6% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | - | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 4.7% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 5.1% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5% | 13.2% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 12.2% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 6.3 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 31.1 | 43.7 | 34.7 | 33.6 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.35% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.28% | 0.79% | 0.77% | 0.63% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 20.1% | 23.4% | 22.9% | 28.3% | 31.5% | 31.9% | 33.5% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 17% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 19.9% | 18.9% | 16% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 15.1% | 14.3% | 16.6% | 19.6% | 17.6% | 16.3% | 12.9% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.9% | 2% | 1.7% | 2% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 33.0 | 33.2 | 32.4 | 26.8 | 39.0 | 37.8 | 32.2 | 36.4 | 38.8 | 46.4 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 33 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 47 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 11.4 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 11.6 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 24.9 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 25.0 | 22.8 | 21.9 | 19.2 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.7 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 11.8 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 41.2% | 24.2% | 31.9% | 35.8% | 11.2% | 38.4% | 46.6% | 24.2% | 33.5% | 26.8% | 15.1% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 71.4% | 73.3% | 67.9% | 76% | 73.7% | - | 59.4% | 82.9% | 76.1% | 76% | 72.5% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 9.9 | - | 2.9 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.2 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 41.7 | 39.1 | 37.3 | - | - | 42.9 | 37.9 | 38.7 | 36.5 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.07 | -0.14 | -0.30 | - | - | -0.31 | -0.39 | -0.34 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 59% | 53% | 47% | - | - | 61% | 51.2% | 58.3% | 55.3% | 51% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 35% | 28% | 21% | - | - | 35% | 27.1% | 32.6% | 31.8% | 25.9% |
| Places | 750 | 750 | 750 | 900 | 750 | - | 750 | 900 | 900 | 900 | - | - |
| Pupils | 597 | 571 | 577 | 572 | 592 | - | 649 | 707 | 761 | 780 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 20.4% | 23.9% | 23.1% | 36.4% | 21.1% | - | 13.5% | 21.4% | 15.4% | 13.3% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 55% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 4.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 80% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 12.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 82% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 86% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 12.9 | 2025/26 | Higher than 73% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 15.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 60% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 5.2 | 2024/25 | Higher than 52% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 33.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 67% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 16% | 2025/26 | Higher than 35% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 3.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 42% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 20.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 67% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 812 | year not recorded | Higher than 28% of schools | 3,265 |
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