Richard Hale School is a secondary school located in Hertford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hale Road, Hertford

School Information

Address: Hale Road, Hertford, SG13 8EN
Website: http://www.richardhale.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01992583441
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ian Hawkins
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139873

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1116
Number of Pupils: 1190
Number of Boys: 1126
Number of Girls: 64

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.26 Confidence interval -0.46 to -0.06
Of the 161 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 159 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:70%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:55%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abel Smith School
Churchfields , Greencoates SG13 8AE 		4out of 4 477 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morgans Primary School & Nursery
Morgans Road , SG13 8DR 		3out of 4 566 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Mead Primary School
Port Vale , SG14 3AA 		3out of 4 933 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
North Road , SG14 2BU 		- not rated 1,688 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hollybush Primary School
Fordwich Rise , SG14 2DF 		3out of 4 1,791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Hale School
Hale Road , SG13 8EN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Sele School
Welwyn Road , SG14 2DG 		3out of 4 2,052 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Simon Balle All-Through School
Mangrove Road , SG13 8AJ 		4out of 4 645 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duncombe School
4 Warren Park Road , Bengeo SG14 3JA 		- not rated 1,240 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's in the Park
St Mary's Lane , Hertingfordbury SG14 2LX 		- not rated 1,490 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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