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 ranking4th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 63.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 71.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 90.6% nat64.8%
- 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
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B+
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
- 734 (53%)
- Girls
- 639 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (114% 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
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- 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
Contact & Location
Manland Way
Harpenden, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137270
- UKPRN
- 10034783
- Establishment No.
- 4028
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
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