Roundwood Park SchoolKatherine Warington School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harpenden.
Summary of the comparison
Roundwood Park School and Katherine Warington School are secondary schools in Harpenden.
Roundwood Park School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Katherine Warington School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Roundwood Park School is ahead on our composite score.
Roundwood Park School was judged Outstanding and Katherine Warington School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.5 for Roundwood Park School and 54.8 for Katherine Warington School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Roundwood Park School (61.2 in 2021-22, 59.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HarpendenRoundwood Park School | HarpendenKatherine Warington School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 33rd of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,437 | 1,017 | |
| Capacity | 1,179 | Not reported | |
| Location | Harpenden, AL5 3AE | Harpenden, AL5 5FH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.5 Stronger figure | 54.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67.0% Stronger figure | 59.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.6% Stronger figure | 76.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.0% Stronger figure | 26.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.31 Stronger figure | 4.85 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 194 | 173 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 193 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 40.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 28.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,437 | 1,017 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.8% | 16.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.3% | 7.1% | |
| SEN support | 3.5% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.6% | 16.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Roundwood Park School
Katherine Warington School
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