Sir John Lawes School is a secondary school located in Harpenden. 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 27/02/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Manland Way, Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Website: http://www.sjl.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01582760043
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Claire Robins
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137270

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1334
Number of Boys: 683
Number of Girls: 651

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.58 Confidence interval 0.39 to 0.76
Of the 193 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 190 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:58%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:75%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:61
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.59
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Batford Nursery School
Holcroft Road , AL5 5BQ 		4out of 4 802 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manland Primary School
Sauncey Avenue , AL5 4QW 		3out of 4 183 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sauncey Wood Primary School
Pickford Hill , AL5 5HL 		3out of 4 896 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crabtree Junior School
Crabtree Lane , AL5 5PU 		4out of 4 901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crabtree Infants' School
Crabtree Lane , AL5 5PU 		4out of 4 929 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Moorland Road , AL5 4LE 		3out of 4 988 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way , AL5 4QP 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Katherine Warington School
Lower Luton Road , AL5 5FH 		- not rated 531 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St George's School
Sun Lane , AL5 4TD 		4out of 4 579 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park , AL5 3AE 		4out of 4 2,032 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Hilda's School
28 Douglas Road , AL5 2ES 		- not rated 1,458 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
The King's School
Elmfield , Ambrose Lane AL5 4DU 		- not rated 1,590 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Aldwickbury School
Aldwickbury School , Wheathampstead Road AL5 1AD 		- not rated 1,785 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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