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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 February 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry664 applications · 228 places offered · 210 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 228 | 664 | 2.9 | 210 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 233 | 708 | 3.0 | 298 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 234 | 745 | 3.2 | 261 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2023 | 233 | 806 | 3.5 | 289 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2022 | 236 | 789 | 3.3 | 330 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2021 | 237 | 857 | 3.6 | 318 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2020 | 240 | 795 | 3.3 | 285 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2019 | 236 | 890 | 3.8 | 318 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 879 | 3.7 | 290 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2017 | 238 | 813 | 3.4 | 280 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2016 | 239 | 773 | 3.2 | 270 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2015 | 237 | 778 | 3.3 | 303 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2014 | 237 | 747 | 3.2 | 254 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 239 | 49.0 | 51% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 236 | 50.2 | 47% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 229 | 51.2 | 51% | 75% | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 49.9 | 52% | 74% | +0.40 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Nobel SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.9applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Hertfordshire20263.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Hertfordshire20261.3applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · HertfordshireGood20232.7applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · HertfordshireStandards maintained20243.0applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · HertfordshireRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 61.8Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · HertfordshireGood20233.0applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.0applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 117530 · 919/4104
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,526 pupils · 1,475 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, SG2 0HS
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Stevenage
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources