Elstree Screen Arts Academy
General Information
- Address: Studio Way, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 5NN – View on map
- Phone: 02083866220
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr Chris Mitchell
- Age range: 14-19 years
- Sixth form: Yes
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 59
- % eligible for free school meals: 28.1%
- Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Hertsmere average)
- English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 21.7% a year (Hertsmere 19%, typical in England 15.5%)
- Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 141 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
- Suspensions for bullying: 212 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 86 (0.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state secondary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 13.1%
- Persistently absent pupils: 35.9%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 5.5%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.6%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 21 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
- Physical disability: 2 pupils
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
No overall grade given 2025 report
- Attainment 8 score: 39.1
- Compared with the area: 12.4 points below the Hertsmere average (51.5)
- Grade 4+ in English and maths: 61% (Hertsmere 72%, England 65%) Improving
- Data year: 2024/25
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GCSE results over time
6th of 7 secondary schools in Hertsmere for Attainment 8
- #4Bushey Meads School43.6
- #5The Grange Academy41.3
- #6Elstree Screen Arts Academy39.1
- #7Hertswood Academy38.3
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Leaver Destinations
- In education, employment, or training a year later: 94.0%
- Went into further education: 90.0%
- Data year: 2024/25
GCSE Subjects Offered
- Maths (General)
- English Language
- Science Double Award
- English Literature
- Art & Design
- Speech & Drama
- Photography
- Media Studies
- Sociology
- Dance: General
- Biology
- German
Financials
Spending per pupil: £8,345 (2024-25)
5th of 7 secondary schools in Hertsmere for spending per pupil
- #3Hertswood Academy£8,654
- #4The Grange Academy£8,595
- #5Elstree Screen Arts Academy£8,345
- #6Dame Alice Owen's School£8,110
- #7Queens' School£7,660
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