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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 October 2012Graded 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 entry396 applications · 200 places offered · 199 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 3.3; 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 | 200 | 396 | 2.0 | 199 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 204 | 451 | 2.2 | 214 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 201 | 476 | 2.4 | 227 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2023 | 204 | 500 | 2.5 | 222 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2022 | 207 | 491 | 2.4 | 188 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 206 | 573 | 2.8 | 233 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 208 | 584 | 2.8 | 203 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 206 | 646 | 3.1 | 241 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2018 | 209 | 648 | 3.1 | 215 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 206 | 670 | 3.3 | 221 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 207 | 688 | 3.3 | 235 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2015 | 208 | 736 | 3.5 | 259 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 | 206 | 686 | 3.3 | 238 | 1.16 |
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.) | 201 | 48.3 | 47% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 203 | 48.5 | 46% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 204 | 44.9 | 48% | 65% | −0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 202 | 47.8 | 47% | 69% | 0.00 |
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 Knights Templar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.0applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · HertfordshireGood20233.0applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · Hertfordshire20263.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Central BedfordshireGood202444.6Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · Central BedfordshireStandards maintained202545.8Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20224.1applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 61.8Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · Hertfordshire20252.0applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · HertfordshireRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136608 · 919/4016
- Trust
- The Knights Templar School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,330 pupils · 1,375 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- The Knights Templar School (URN 117509)
- Address
- Park Street, Baldock, SG7 6DZ
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources