55%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
36.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
398.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
797
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 14/07/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy · Secondary · Essex
Part ofTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
55%
-3pp
61%54%47%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
32%
-1pp
35%28%21%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
Attainment 8
36.5
-2.2
42.939.736.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.5
EBacc entry
14%
-7pp
42%28%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
398.5
-71.7
470.2419.2368.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 398.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
797
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Local authority
Essex
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 55% | 32% | 36.5 | Not applicable | 14% | 398.5 | 30% | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 33% | 38.7 | -0.34 | 22% | 470.2 | 35% | 783 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 27% | 37.9 | -0.39 | 25% | 414.1 | 28% | 760 |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 35% | 42.9 | -0.31 | 34% | 422.1 | 41% | 704 |
| 2018/19 | 47% | 21% | 37.3 | -0.30 | 42% | 368.3 | 42% | 592 |
| 2017/18 | 53% | 28% | 39.1 | -0.14 | 6% | 377.3 | 11% | 577 |
| 2016/17 | 59% | 35% | 41.7 | +0.07 | 20% | — | 29% | 571 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 797 | 19.2 | 19% | 17% | 34% | 9% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 783 | 21.9 | 20% | 13% | 36% | 11% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 760 | 22.1 | 22% | 11% | 35% | 12% | 34% |
| 2021/22 | 704 | 25.0 | 18% | 10% | 31% | 11% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 663 | 20.2 | 16% | 10% | 32% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 592 | 24.9 | 16% | 10% | 35% | 7% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 577 | 19.6 | 12% | 9% | 35% | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 571 | 18.9 | 10% | 10% | 37% | 7% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.