St George's School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Christian
Address Sun Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4TD
Phone 01582765477
Reference Number 138356

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1384
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.99%
Girls: 51.01%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 3.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 21%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 103 94 197
8 104 94 198
9 108 78 186
10 83 108 191
11 87 108 195
12 92 119 211
13 101 105 206

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 66.8%
African 8.1%
White, Other 6.8%
Chinese 4.1%
White & Asian 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
Irish 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2014-09-30
Date Description Report
2014-09-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St George's School
2011-12-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-26 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-12-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-26 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
64.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 80.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 91.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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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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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 40.75 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 40.75 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 21.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 7 1
Third Preference 7 1
From another Local Authority 9 3

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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