John F Kennedy Catholic School
About the school
John F Kennedy Catholic School is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 May 2026
- Published
- 5 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.9
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.50%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.30%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 16.90%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.96
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.12
AAB or better
- School
- 7.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1078
Girls
48.61%
Boys
51.39%
SEN support
11.97%
Education, health and care plan
2.60%
English as an additional language
24.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.11%
Overall absence
7.13
Persistent absence
15.62
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
180
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
104
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
63%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
23%