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Richard Hale School

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Hale Road, Hertford SG13 8EN · richardhale.herts.sch.uk · 01992 583441

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
56.3
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,207
99% of 1,218 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
9.8%
First language not English
4.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Richard Hale School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 189 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 163 (Places 180)163September 2023: 182 (Places 190)182September 2024: 198 (Places 185)198September 2025: 196 (Places 175)196September 2026: 189 (Places 168)189Places 168
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261681891.1▲81%
September 2025Sept 20251751961.1▲81%
September 2024Sept 20241851981.1▲82%
September 2023Sept 2023190182190%
September 2022Sept 20221801630.985%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.3, and 65.7% 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 C+ (34.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.7 (England 46.3)48.72017/18: 55.1 (England 46.5)55.12018/19: 51.2 (England 46.7)51.22021/22: 59.2 (England 48.8)59.22022/23: 55.2 (England 46.3)55.22023/24: 53.8 (England 45.9)53.82024/25: 56.3 (England 46.0)56.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲56.346.0
▲65.7%45.4%
▲81.1%64.8%
▲63.4%40.5%
▲5.314.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form70.9−5.5
Further education24.6+8.9
Employment1.7−0.5
Not in a lasting destination1.10
Activity not captured1.7−0.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 34.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 38.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 34.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 38.7 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 34.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
120 studentsC+ (34.7)Below average -0.14
121 studentsB- (35.1)Below average -0.11
38 studentsDist (35.3)Above average +0.41
11.3%AAB or better
98.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24138B (38.7)+0.28
2022/23143C+ (34.3)—
2021/22119B- (38.1)—
2018/19111C+ (33.8)+0.05
2017/18142C+ (34.1)0.00
2016/17148C (30.6)-0.18
2015/16137C (31.7)-0.11

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University60.6+9.9
Further education0.6−0.7
Apprenticeship7.6−1.9
Employment22.9−6.2
Not in a lasting destination6.5−0.3
Activity not captured1.8−0.9

Ofsted

Richard Hale School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Jul 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
  • Dec 2006Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (288 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
288
24% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 68%

based on 52 parents (18%) with SEND

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