St George's School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harpenden, AL5 4TD
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way, Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Local ranking3rd of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 62.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 75.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 87.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 52.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 192
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 96.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B+
Avg A-Level Grade
42.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
43.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
156
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 27.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 345
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1356
- Boys
- 731 (54%)
- Girls
- 625 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (113% full)
- SEND
- 14.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.2%
- EAL
- 12.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 12.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 76.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,262/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 63.8%
- Asian Chinese: 6.7%
- White Other: 5.5%
- Mixed Other: 5.2%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- Other: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
63.8%
White British
6.7%
Asian Chinese
5.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Manland Way
Harpenden, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137270
- UKPRN
- 10034783
- Establishment No.
- 4028
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
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