The John Warner School
Secondary school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Inadequate (Oct 2022). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 11 October 2022, report published 18 December 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to The John Warner School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. The John Warner School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2026
The last inspection was in October 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.6 milesRobert Barclay Academy
Good (Mar 2023)
- 2.3 milesPresdales School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 2.5 milesThe Broxbourne School
Outstanding (Jun 2024)
- 3.1 milesSimon Balle All-Through School
School remains Outstanding (Apr 2024)
- 3.3 milesThe Chauncy School
School remains Outstanding (Jun 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.