Academy converter · Hertfordshire

The Sele School

11–18Ages
382Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138484URN

Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 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

2.2per place

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hertfordshire

168 applications for 75 places · 57th of 77 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.1of 90

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

76th of 78 in Hertfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 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		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

168 applications · 75 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2025 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2023 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2020 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2019 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
2018 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2017 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2016 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
2015 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2014 4.2; 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	75	168	2.2	45	0.60
Sep 2025	55	188	3.4	25	0.45
Sep 2024	82	192	2.3	34	0.41
Sep 2023	69	254	3.7	44	0.64
Sep 2022	86	276	3.2	55	0.64
Sep 2021	88	266	3.0	53	0.60
Sep 2020	85	282	3.3	44	0.52
Sep 2019	124	281	2.3	59	0.48
Sep 2018	72	235	3.3	52	0.72
Sep 2017	79	255	3.2	49	0.62
Sep 2016	54	257	4.8	38	0.70
Sep 2015	71	298	4.2	57	0.80
Sep 2014	71	296	4.2	58	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

75 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.176th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%72nd of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Hertfordshire 72% England 66%

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	75	35.1	28%	52%	–
2024/25	73	35.7	21%	38%	–
2023/24	95	41.3	33%	55%	−0.26
2022/23	75	40.6	35%	57%	−0.45

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 Sele SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
Richard Hale School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.1applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Simon Balle All-Through School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2024

5.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
The Chauncy School
4.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Presdales School
5.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
Ridgeway Academy
5.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
The John Warner School
7.5 km · Hertfordshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Robert Barclay Academy
7.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Monk's Walk School
7.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138484 · 919/4117
Trust: The Sele School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 699 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 32.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: The Sele School (URN 117535)
Address: Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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