Simon Balle All-Through School is a all-through school located in Hertford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mangrove Road, Hertford

School Information

Address: Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AJ
Website: http://www.simonballe.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01992410400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Alison Saunders
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140294

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1037
Number of Pupils: 1545
Number of Boys: 811
Number of Girls: 734

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.27 Confidence interval 0.07 to 0.47
Of the 165 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 161 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:70%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.13
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 4 393 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morgans Primary School & Nursery
Morgans Road , SG13 8DR
3out of 4 1,007 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wheatcroft Primary School
Stanstead Road , SG13 7HQ
3out of 4 1,317 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Mead Primary School
Port Vale , SG14 3AA
3out of 4 1,335 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bengeo Primary School
The Avenue , Bengeo SG14 3DX
3out of 4 2,107 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 4 645 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Sele School
Welwyn Road , SG14 2DG
3out of 4 2,630 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Presdales School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9NX
4out of 4 3,115 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The Chauncy School
Park Road , SG12 0DP
4out of 4 3,186 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertford Regional College
Scotts Road , SG12 9JF
- not rated 3,249 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 0 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 1,453 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's in the Park
St Mary's Lane , Hertingfordbury SG14 2LX
- not rated 2,133 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9PB
2out of 4 2,809 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk , SG12 9PD
4out of 4 2,888 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
, SG13 7NU
- not rated 3,133 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.