Simon Balle All-Through School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Hertford, SG13 8AJ
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Richard Hale School
Hale Road, Hertford, SG13 8EN
Local ranking30th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1218
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 56.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 65.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 81.1% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 63.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 175
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 26.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
120
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 320
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1209
- Boys
- 1140 (94%)
- Girls
- 69 (6%)
- Capacity
- 1218 (99% full)
- SEND
- 11.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.7%
- EAL
- 5.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 9.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,637/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.9%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Black African: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
81.9%
White British
4.0%
White Other
2.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139873
- UKPRN
- 10042280
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- RICHARD HALE SCHOOL
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