Secondary
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 812 of 750 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Local authority
- Essex
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 58.5
- Pupils per adult
- 13.4
- Pupils
- 783
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
32%
36.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 |
| Entered the EBacc | 14% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 33% |
| 24/25 | 32% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.31 |
| 22/23 | -0.39 |
| 23/24 | -0.34 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42.9 |
| 22/23 | 37.9 |
| 23/24 | 38.7 |
| 24/25 | 36.5 |
Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head of School
- Andrew Jones
- Address
- Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
- Telephone
- 01992714800