King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
812 pupils · 108% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 33.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.66 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 178 | 118 | 166 | 144 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 149 | 116 | 156 | 129 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 210 | 161 | 213 | 185 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 137 | 181 | 159 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 156 | 143 | 186 | 148 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 161 | 138 | 177 | 150 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 142 | 123 | 182 | 138 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 144 | 110 | 155 | 122 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Oasis Academy Enfield 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Haileybury Turnford 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Lea Valley Academy 4.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Goffs - Churchgate Academy 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) 5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Ignatius College 5.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.