Stanborough School is a secondary school located in Welwyn Garden City. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Website: http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01707321755
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Merry John
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137847

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1124
Number of Pupils: 1060
Number of Boys: 579
Number of Girls: 481

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -0.6 to -0.21
Of the 172 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 165 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:26%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP
4out of 4 1,852 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchwood Nursery School
Birchway , Crawford Road AL10 0PD
4out of 4 2,662 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road , AL8 6JZ
4out of 4 874 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
Lemsford Village , AL8 7TR
3out of 4 1,226 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Creswick Primary & Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way , AL7 4FL
2out of 4 1,387 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane , AL7 3TF
2out of 4 1,429 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School , AL7 3XW
3out of 4 1,735 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN
4out of 4 320 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.