Stanborough SchoolOnslow St Audrey's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Stanborough School and Onslow St Audrey's School are secondary schools.
Stanborough School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Onslow St Audrey's School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Stanborough School is ahead on our composite score.
Stanborough School was judged Good and Onslow St Audrey's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.9 for Stanborough School and 36.6 for Onslow St Audrey's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stanborough School (50.2 in 2021-22, 47.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Onslow St Audrey's School (38.4 in 2021-22, 36.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Welwyn Garden CityStanborough School | HatfieldOnslow St Audrey's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 36th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 73rd of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,261 | 807 | |
| Capacity | 1,419 | 750 | |
| Location | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR | Hatfield, AL10 8AB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 Stronger figure | 36.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.9% Stronger figure | 24.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.4% Stronger figure | 44.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.8% Stronger figure | 31.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 Stronger figure | 3.13 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 141 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 90 | 19 | |
| A-level average points | 36.1 Stronger figure | 29.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 33.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,261 | 807 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.0% | 35.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.8% | 34.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 13.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 11.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.9% Stronger figure | 38.6% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Stanborough School
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