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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 3 June 2014Graded 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 entry602 applications · 221 places offered · 228 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 3.2; 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 | 221 | 602 | 2.7 | 228 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 226 | 596 | 2.6 | 221 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 233 | 664 | 2.9 | 201 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2023 | 229 | 654 | 2.9 | 205 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 230 | 676 | 2.9 | 242 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2021 | 229 | 673 | 2.9 | 197 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 224 | 677 | 3.0 | 190 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2019 | 223 | 733 | 3.3 | 239 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 223 | 719 | 3.2 | 197 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 225 | 749 | 3.3 | 253 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 222 | 681 | 3.1 | 246 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 | 223 | 719 | 3.2 | 281 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2014 | 226 | 716 | 3.2 | 291 | 1.29 |
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.) | 230 | 47.9 | 46% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 221 | 50.8 | 52% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 224 | 50.4 | 53% | 74% | +0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 220 | 54.2 | 60% | 77% | +0.59 |
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
- Monk's Walk SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · HertfordshireGood20233.2applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · HertfordshireGood20231.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Outstanding20223.0applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · Hertfordshire20261.3applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · HertfordshireGood20243.8applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.3applications per place 65.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138632 · 919/4118
- Trust
- Monk's Walk School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,430 pupils · 1,440 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Monk's Walk School (URN 117536)
- Address
- Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources