UK Schools
Haileybury Turnford
Haileybury Turnford is a mixed secondary academy in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 1,021 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.3 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Haileybury Turnford.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Haileybury Turnford.
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 3 Staff Training Day 1
- 4 Staff Training Day 2
- 5 First day for Year 7, 12 & 13
- 8 All other year groups return
- 19 Staff Training Day 3 (Following Open Evening)
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 28 Occasional Day
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 5 Staff Training Day 4
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–22 Summer Term
- 1 Staff Training Day 5
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- First day for Year 7, 12 & 13 Sep 5, 2025 Event
- All other year groups return Sep 8, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 23, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day 1 Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day 2 Sep 4, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day 3 (Following Open Evening) Sep 19, 2025 Inset Day
- Occasional Day Nov 28, 2025 Event
- Staff Training Day 4 Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day 5 Jul 1, 2026 Inset Day
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Haileybury Turnford with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.95 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 23.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 78% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Haileybury Turnford. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Haileybury Turnford than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.