The Nobel School is a secondary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Website: http://www.nobel.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438222600
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martyn Henson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 117530

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1526
Number of Pupils: 1429
Number of Boys: 746
Number of Girls: 683

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.38 to -0.05
Of the 232 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 223 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peartree Way Nursery School
Peartree Way , SG2 9EA
3out of 4 2,447 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lodge Farm Primary School
Mobbsbury Way , Chells SG2 0HP
3out of 4 182 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Camps Hill Primary School
Chells Way , SG2 0LT
3out of 4 484 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
Webb Rise , SG1 5PA
3out of 4 954 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Martins Wood Primary School
Mildmay Road , SG1 5RT
3out of 4 1,070 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedwell Primary School
Bedwell Crescent , SG1 1NJ
2out of 4 1,244 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marriotts School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 1,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Barnwell School
Barnwell , SG2 9SW
2out of 4 2,634 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Barclay Academy
Walkern Road , SG1 3RB
2out of 4 2,656 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street , SG1 3BE
3out of 4 2,987 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way , SG1 1LA
- not rated 2,941 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ
3out of 4 484 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lonsdale School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 1,124 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Larwood School
Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ
3out of 4 1,530 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenside School
Shephall Green , SG2 9XS
3out of 4 2,749 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Valley School
Broadhall Way , SG2 9BN
3out of 4 2,972 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.