The Sele School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Welwyn Road
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 2DG
Phone 01992581455
Reference Number 138484

General Makeup

Number of pupils 436
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.69%
Girls: 49.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 40 34 74
8 41 40 81
9 33 39 72
10 31 47 78
11 40 55 95
12 20 Unknown 20
13 16 Unknown 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 75.5%
White, Other 6.7%
African 4.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.7%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-12-06
Date Description Report
2022-10-18 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-03-22 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-09-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Sele School
2012-03-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-03-07 Full inspection Full inspection
2012-03-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-03-07 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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 48.4% 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 29.46 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) SUPP B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 29 5
Third Preference 51 8
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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