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 396
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.98%
Girls: 52.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 30 30 60
8 42 35 77
9 46 44 90
10 37 46 83
11 29 44 73
12 6 7 13
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.2%
White, Other 6.6%
African 5.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.3%
Mixed, Other 3%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
White & Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
07 May 2025 School inspection
18 Oct 2022 School inspection:
22 Mar 2017 Short inspection
18 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
10 Aug 2012 Academy conversion letter
28 Mar 2012 Curriculum and development visit
Previously as The Sele School
28 Mar 2012 Curriculum and development visit
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
21 May 2008 Full inspection:
21 May 2008 Full inspection:
05 Mar 2007 Curriculum and development visit
05 Mar 2007 Curriculum and development visit
07 Mar 2005 Full inspection
07 Mar 2005 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)
35.7

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 20.5%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 37%

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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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 42 14
Third Preference 52 1
From another Local Authority 1 1

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