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          - heading "Compare Schools" [level=1] [ref=f6e23]
          - paragraph [ref=f6e24]: 3 schools side by side — each number anchored against the England average so you can tell at a glance what's typical and what stands out.
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            - link "Watford Grammar School for Boys" [ref=f6e35] [cursor=pointer]:
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            - generic [ref=f6e36]: Hertfordshire · Academy converter
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            - generic [ref=f6e48]: Enfield · Voluntary aided school
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        - heading "At a glance" [level=2] [ref=f6e51]
        - paragraph [ref=f6e52]: The short version — each row below is explained in its own section further down.
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            - generic [ref=f6e55]: Latest Ofsted inspection
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              - strong [ref=f6e57]: Report card
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                - generic [ref=f6e59]: 6 areas Exceptional
                - generic [ref=f6e60]: 1 area Strong standard
              - generic [ref=f6e61]: No areas need attention · Safeguarding met
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              - generic [ref=f6e64]: Sub-judgements only
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              - text: Attainment 8 score
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              - text: "68.9"
              - generic [ref=f6e72]: Above England average
              - generic [ref=f6e73]: England average 38.9
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              - text: "58.7"
              - generic [ref=f6e75]: Above England average
              - generic [ref=f6e76]: England average 38.9
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              - text: "36.5"
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              - generic [ref=f6e79]: England average 38.9
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            - generic [ref=f6e81]: Getting a place
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              - generic [ref=f6e83]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out
              - generic [ref=f6e84]: Named on 953 forms · 211 places
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              - generic [ref=f6e86]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out
              - generic [ref=f6e87]: Named on 630 forms · 216 places
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              - generic [ref=f6e89]: All first choices offered
              - generic [ref=f6e90]: Named on 193 forms · 53 places
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            - generic [ref=f6e92]: Size
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              - text: 1,590 pupils
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              - text: 1,454 pupils
              - generic [ref=f6e96]: Larger than average
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              - text: 554 pupils
              - generic [ref=f6e98]: Much smaller than average
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          - text: Ofsted is the schools inspectorate. It stopped giving a single overall grade in
          - strong [ref=f6e102]: September 2024
          - text: ; inspections between then and November 2025 kept the area-by-area judgements without an overall grade, and from
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          - text: new inspections produce a
          - strong [ref=f6e104]: report card
          - text: rating each area of school life on a five-point scale. A report card and an older overall grade aren't directly comparable. (Ofsted's "Expected standard" rating is unrelated to the KS2 "expected standard" test measure further down this page.)
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            - generic [ref=f6e119]: 14 Apr 2026
            - generic [ref=f6e120]: 1 Apr 2025
            - generic [ref=f6e121]: 25 Jan 2024
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              - text: Judgement detail
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                - generic [ref=f6e128]: Inclusion
                - generic [ref=f6e129]: Exceptional
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                - generic [ref=f6e132]: Exceptional
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                - generic [ref=f6e135]: Exceptional
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                - generic [ref=f6e141]: Exceptional
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                - generic [ref=f6e144]: Exceptional
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                - generic [ref=f6e154]: Quality of education
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                - generic [ref=f6e157]: Behaviour & attitudes
                - generic [ref=f6e158]: Outstanding
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                - generic [ref=f6e160]: Personal development
                - generic [ref=f6e161]: Outstanding
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                - generic [ref=f6e163]: Leadership & management
                - generic [ref=f6e164]: Outstanding
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                - generic [ref=f6e167]: "9"
            - generic [ref=f6e168]: We don't hold area-by-area detail for this inspection — see Bishop Stopford's School's Ofsted page for the full report.
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              - text: Ofsted page
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              - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136276
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              - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137086
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        - heading "How students do academically" [level=2] [ref=f6e180]
        - paragraph [ref=f6e181]: GCSE results (latest year). Attainment 8 averages performance across eight subjects; Progress 8 shows how much progress students make compared with similar students nationally — the wording is DfE's own banding.
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            - text: Attainment 8
            - generic "Average Attainment 8 score across eight GCSE subjects." [ref=f6e184]: "?"
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            - text: "68.9"
            - generic [ref=f6e186]: England average 38.9
          - generic [ref=f6e187]:
            - text: "58.7"
            - generic [ref=f6e188]: England average 38.9
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            - text: "36.5"
            - generic [ref=f6e190]: England average 38.9
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            - text: Progress 8
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          - generic [ref=f6e193]: No data
          - generic [ref=f6e195]: No data
          - generic [ref=f6e197]: No data
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            - text: Grade 5+ in English & maths
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          - generic [ref=f6e201]: 83%
          - generic [ref=f6e202]: 66%
          - generic [ref=f6e203]: 30%
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            - text: EBacc entry
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          - generic [ref=f6e206]: 96%
          - generic [ref=f6e207]: 86%
          - generic [ref=f6e208]: 10%
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        - heading "Getting a place" [level=2] [ref=f6e210]
        - paragraph [ref=f6e211]: "From the most recent admissions round (September 2026 entry). \"First choice\" means families who ranked the school top of their application form — officially a \"first preference\". Schools never see your ranking: places are decided only by the school's admission criteria, so listing a school lower down never hurts your chances. These are National Offer Day offers — waiting lists and appeals can change the final intake."
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              - text: Named on
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              - text: forms ·
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              - text: places
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              - text: Named on
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              - text: forms ·
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              - text: places
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              - text: Named on
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            - generic [ref=f6e226]: First-choice families offered a place
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              - strong [ref=f6e228]: 44%
              - generic [ref=f6e229]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out
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              - strong [ref=f6e233]: 68%
              - generic [ref=f6e234]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out
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            - generic [ref=f6e242]: What this means
            - generic [ref=f6e243]: More first-choice applications than places — check the school’s admission criteria (for most non-faith primaries, distance decides).
            - generic [ref=f6e245]: More first-choice applications than places — check the school’s admission criteria (for most non-faith primaries, distance decides).
            - generic [ref=f6e247]: Every family who put Bishop Stopford's School first got a place.
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        - heading "Who goes there" [level=2] [ref=f6e250]
        - paragraph [ref=f6e251]: The school's community, from the latest school census. State-school averages are computed from our dataset and shown for context — there's no “right” number here.
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          - generic [ref=f6e253]:
            - generic [ref=f6e254]: Pupils on roll
            - generic [ref=f6e255]:
              - text: 1,590
              - generic [ref=f6e256]: 1496 places — at or above capacity
            - generic [ref=f6e257]:
              - text: 1,454
              - generic [ref=f6e258]: 1383 places — at or above capacity
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              - text: "554"
              - generic [ref=f6e260]: of 1165 places (48% full)
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            - generic [ref=f6e262]: Girls / boys
            - generic [ref=f6e263]: 0% / 100%
            - generic [ref=f6e264]: 50% / 50%
            - generic [ref=f6e265]: 49% / 51%
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              - text: Free school meals
              - generic "% of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of how many pupils come from lower-income families. Benchmark computed across state schools in our dataset." [ref=f6e268]: "?"
            - generic [ref=f6e269]:
              - text: 6%
              - generic [ref=f6e270]: Below the state-school average (27%)
            - generic [ref=f6e271]:
              - text: 7%
              - generic [ref=f6e272]: Below the state-school average (27%)
            - generic [ref=f6e273]:
              - text: 44%
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            - generic [ref=f6e278]: 23%
            - generic [ref=f6e279]: 10%
            - generic [ref=f6e280]: 43%
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            - generic [ref=f6e282]:
              - text: Extra learning support (SEN)
              - generic "% of pupils receiving SEN support (not including EHC plans). A high figure can mean the school hosts specialist provision — often a strength, not a warning sign. State-school average computed from our dataset." [ref=f6e283]: "?"
            - generic [ref=f6e284]: 7%
            - generic [ref=f6e285]: 6%
            - generic [ref=f6e286]: 12%
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            - generic [ref=f6e288]: Faith character
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            - generic [ref=f6e290]: Church of England
            - generic [ref=f6e291]: Church of England
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            - generic [ref=f6e293]: Ages
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            - generic [ref=f6e295]: 11-18
            - generic [ref=f6e296]: 11-18
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            - generic [ref=f6e300]: BISHOP STOPFORD SCHOOL
            - generic [ref=f6e301]: Enfield council
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        - paragraph [ref=f6e304]: The full year-by-year explorer for any measure, with the England average as a dashed reference line where official figures exist.
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                - option "Attainment 8" [selected]
                - option "Progress 8"
                - option "English & Maths Grade 4+"
                - option "English & Maths Grade 5+"
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      - paragraph [ref=f6e313]: "Sources: DfE Compare School Performance (KS2/KS4 results), Ofsted inspection outcomes, DfE school admissions data, school census. England averages for test results are official DfE figures; other benchmarks are state-school averages computed from our dataset. Following DfE practice, figures based on 5 or fewer pupils are suppressed and shown as \"no data\"."
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