St Elizabeth's School
St Elizabeth's School is a non-maintained special school in Much Hadham for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 64 pupils and room for 80. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
South End, Much Hadham, SG10 6EW01279 844270stelizabeths.org.ukMrs Lisa Tooley head of schoolAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 11 October 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | – | – |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hertfordshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (30), Specific learning difficulty (27), Hearing impairment (2), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (1), Severe learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 64 | 66 | 44 | 37 | 50 | 44 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 14% | 39% | 73% | 100% | 96% | 98% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.7% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 8.9% | 11.6% | 6.1% | 12.6% | 4.7% | 7.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.8% | 0.4% | 5.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 36.0% | 41.9% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 23.5% | 28.6% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2018/19 leavers | 2016/17 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth's Centre | Special post 16 institution | 0 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Widford School | Council | 1.5 miles | 65 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 213 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School | Council | 2.1 miles | 93 | Not inspected | 61 | Compare |
| High Wych Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 224 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| Mandeville Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 318 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
| Leventhorpe | Academy | 2.7 miles | 1,463 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Reedings Junior School | Council | 2.8 miles | 243 | Good 2024 | 85 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Elizabeth's School a good school?
St Elizabeth's School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is St Elizabeth's School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Elizabeth's School good at its last full inspection on 11 October 2023.
How many pupils does St Elizabeth's School have?
64 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 80 places, so it is 80% full.
What is attendance like at St Elizabeth's School?
Pupils were in school 89.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 36% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St Elizabeth's School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does St Elizabeth's School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- South End, Much Hadham, SG10 6EW
- Telephone
- 01279 844270
- Website
- www.stelizabeths.org.uk
- Head of School
- Mrs Lisa Tooley
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Much Hadham
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117665 · LAESTAB 9197006 · UKPRN 10017680
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.