Sir John Lawes School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Manland Way
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4QP
Phone 01582760043
Reference Number 137270

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1356
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.91%
Girls: 46.09%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 112 97 209
8 108 104 212
9 116 92 208
10 109 83 192
11 101 91 192
12 91 87 178
13 94 71 165

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 63.7%
Chinese 6.7%
White, Other 5.5%
Mixed, Other 5.2%
Indian 3.5%
White & Asian 2.9%
African 2.1%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Unclassified 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 2023-05-23
Date Report
2023-03-28 School inspection:OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 23 May 2023
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Sir John Lawes School
2011-01-07 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 16 May 2011
2009-02-23 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 20 May 2009
2008-02-27 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 09 May 2008
2003-09-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 20 May 2004
2011-01-07 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 16 May 2011
2009-02-23 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 20 May 2009
2008-02-27 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 09 May 2008
2003-09-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 20 May 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 75.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 85.4% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 42.59 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 43.58 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 27.5% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 268 7
Third Preference 149 1
From another Local Authority 38 9

Previous Years

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0.1 miles
Batford Nursery School
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0.46 miles
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0.51 miles
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0.51 miles
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0.53 miles
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0.56 miles
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25 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4EL
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St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
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0.66 miles
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0.83 miles
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1.11 miles
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3.37 miles
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