Goffs School
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| Mottoes | "Respect Confidence Achievement" (2006 – Present) |
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| Established | 1964 |
| Type |
Grammar (1964–1980) Comprehensive (1980–2011), Academy (2011–present) |
| Principal | Mrs. Alison Garner |
| Chairman | Mr. John Attard |
| Location |
Goffs Lane Waltham Cross Hertfordshire EN7 5QW England Coordinates: 51°42′23″N 0°03′25″W / 51.70640°N 0.05705°W |
| DfE URN | 117587 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1331 (of which 248 are sixth form) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Hawk, Phoenix, Falcon and Eagle |
| Website | Goffs School |
Goffs School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England with around 1,300 students.
The school's motto was "Sola Virtus Invicta", (roughly translates from Latin to "strength of character alone remains invincible"), however, in 2006 it was changed to "Respect Confidence Achievement".
The school has had five head teachers to date: Dr. Colin Hadley, Dr. John Versey, Mrs. Jan Cutler, Mrs. Paula Kenning and Mrs. Alison Garner, who took over in September 2010.
In the most recent Ofsted report the school was deemed "good."
Goffs School consists of six houses, each named after an influential person from history: Brontë, Churchill, Columbus, Curie, Mandela and Monet. These houses would compete in inter-house sports and enterprise competitions, and tutorial form and registration sessions would be organised in mixed year groups under each house. However, changes introduced in 2009 have taken emphasis off of the house structure – form lessons now occur in year groups, and many inter-house championships have not been reformed to fit the new system. The six-house structure was introduced in 2002; the original house structure consisted of four houses: Davies, Booker, Morgan and Trayhern. House events often took place including charitable activities towards each house's chosen charity. In 2014 the houses were renamed from Holmes, Pratchett, Branson and Westwood, to Hawk, Phoenix, Falcon and Eagle. Inter-house championships and competitions are being re-introduced within this system to reinvigorate community spirit in the school.
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