Academy converter · Hertfordshire

St George's School

11–18Ages
1,351Pupils
SecondaryPhase
ChristianReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138356URN

Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hertfordshire

578 applications for 170 places · 24th of 77 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

65.6of 90

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

4th of 78 in Hertfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (3.0) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

578 applications · 170 places offered · 235 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2025 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2024 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2023 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2021 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2020 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2019 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
2018 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2017 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2016 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
2015 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2014 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	170	578	3.4	235	1.38
Sep 2025	160	562	3.5	191	1.19
Sep 2024	167	542	3.3	191	1.14
Sep 2023	187	601	3.2	224	1.20
Sep 2022	182	589	3.2	233	1.28
Sep 2021	163	595	3.7	227	1.39
Sep 2020	165	625	3.8	263	1.59
Sep 2019	165	763	4.6	262	1.59
Sep 2018	168	709	4.2	253	1.51
Sep 2017	169	606	3.6	214	1.27
Sep 2016	167	607	3.6	190	1.14
Sep 2015	166	648	3.9	249	1.50
Sep 2014	161	617	3.8	222	1.38

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

191 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)65.64th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths85%2nd of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths95%

Hertfordshire 72% England 66%

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.65

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	191	65.6	85%	95%	–
2024/25	188	63.7	77%	90%	–
2023/24	196	64.2	81%	93%	+0.65
2022/23	215	63.7	78%	91%	+0.72

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

St George's SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 65.6Attainment 8
Sir John Lawes School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 63.9Attainment 8
Roundwood Park School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
Katherine Warington School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.8applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Townsend Church of England School
5.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
St Albans Girls' School
6.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
Chiltern Academy
6.5 km · Luton

Good2023

2.9applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Sandringham School
6.6 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 65.7Attainment 8
The Stockwood Park Academy
7.7 km · Luton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 36.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138356 · 919/4614
Trust: St George's School, Harpenden Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 1,406 pupils · 1,351 on roll
Free school meals: 4.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: St George's School (URN 117556)
Address: Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources