Goffs Oak

Summary

Goffs Oak (E02004849) is part of Hertfordshire local authority (view on map). Goffs Oak has an approximate population of 6,900 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Goffs Oak neighbours Chase & Crews Hill, Flamstead End, Rosedale, Churchgate, Brookmans Park, and Cuffley & Northaw.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Goffs Oak is the 84th least deprived area in Hertfordshire (out of 154) with 25% of children living in low-income families, compared to 26% across Hertfordshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Goffs Oak, 14% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Hertfordshire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Goffs Oak % in Hertfordshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 14% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 86% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Goffs Oak, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Hertfordshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Goffs Oak % in Hertfordshire % in England
No special educational needs 83% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Goffs Oak, 22% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 30% in Hertfordshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Goffs Oak % in Hertfordshire % in England
White 76% 71% 67%
Asian 5% 12% 14%
Black 5% 6% 7%
Mixed 12% 9% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Goffs Oak with English as an additional language is 12%, compared with 19% in Hertfordshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Goffs Oak % in Hertfordshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 12% 19% 22%
Known or believed to be English 88% 81% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Goffs Oak has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Goffs Oak
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Goffs Oak since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Goffs Oak has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Goffs Oak
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Goffs Oak since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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