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St George's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Sun Lane, Harpenden AL5 4TD · stgeorges.herts.sch.uk · 01582 765477
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 63.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,351
- 96% of 1,406 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 4.5%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 235 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 170 | 235 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 160 | 191 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 224 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.7, and 76.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲63.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲76.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲89.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 85.2 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 8.7 | −3.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 206 students | B+ (43.4) | Above average +0.29 | |
| 206 students | B+ (43.4) | Above average +0.29 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 207 | B+ (42.3) | +0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 179 | B (40.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 193 | A- (45.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 210 | B (39.7) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 210 | B (41.6) | +0.35 |
| 2016/17 | 186 | B (40.8) | +0.50 |
| 2015/16 | 194 | B- (37.9) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.4 | −1.9 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 14.8 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St George's School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 32
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (19%) whose child was bullied
based on 12 parents (38%) with SEND