Townsend Church of England School
About the school
Townsend Church of England 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
- 24 January 2024
- Published
- 6 March 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.7
- 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
- 40.10%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.30%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 16.80%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.92
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.98
AAB or better
- School
- 7.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
756
Girls
47.49%
Boys
52.51%
SEN support
22.88%
Education, health and care plan
2.91%
English as an additional language
20.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.63%
Overall absence
11.52
Persistent absence
32.91
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
125
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
46
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
50%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
26%