Sir John Lawes School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harpenden, AL5 4QP
- Distance
- 0.5km away
St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Local ranking9th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1406
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 63.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 76.6% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 89.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 26.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 188
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 96.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B+
Avg A-Level Grade
43.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
43.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
206
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 31.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 398
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1362
- Boys
- 674 (49%)
- Girls
- 688 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1406 (97% full)
- SEND
- 7.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 4.6%
- EAL
- 19.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 5.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 75.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,016/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Boarding school
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 65.0%
- Black African: 8.8%
- White Other: 6.8%
- Asian Chinese: 4.8%
- Mixed Other: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- White Irish: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
65.0%
White British
8.8%
Black African
6.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Sun Lane
Harpenden, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138356
- UKPRN
- 10037597
- Establishment No.
- 4614
- Trust
- ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, HARPENDEN ACADEMY TRUST
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