Richard Hale School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hertford, SG13 8EN
- Distance
- 1.9km away
The Sele School
Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG
Local ranking69th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
699
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 7 May 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
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 35.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 20.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 38.4% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 20.5% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 2.9 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 73
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 55.0%
- Higher education
- 18.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 27.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25- 16-18 Cohort
- 13
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 396
- Boys
- 190 (48%)
- Girls
- 206 (52%)
- Capacity
- 699 (57% full)
- SEND
- 29.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.0%
- EAL
- 13.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.3%
- SEN Support
- 23.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,063/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 41.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.4%
- White Other: 6.6%
- Black African: 5.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Other: 1.0%
73.4%
White British
6.6%
White Other
5.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Welwyn Road
Hertford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138484
- UKPRN
- 10038105
- Establishment No.
- 4117
- Trust
- THE SELE SCHOOL
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