The Knights Templar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
136608
Address
Park Street, SG7 6DZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1421 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.1%
Girls
49.9%
First language not English
5.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.4%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.6%
Mixed 6.4%
Unclassified 5.3%
Other White 4.2%
Indian 3.1%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 49%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.8
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.34
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award15
Speech & DramaTechnical Award9
Art & DesignGCSE36
BiologyGCSE46
Business Studies:SingleGCSE68
ChemistryGCSE42
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE11
Design & TechnologyGCSE49
DanceGCSE12
English LanguageGCSE200
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Knights Templar School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
201
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
227
2nd preference
103
3rd preference
97
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
193
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
210
112
98
Year 8
205
105
100
Year 9
208
104
104
Year 10
206
100
106
Year 11
205
113
92
Year 12
195
84
111
Year 13
192
94
98
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
92.3%
86.5%
Further education
23.0%
27.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
58.0%
61.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
11.0%
1.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
1.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
3.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
68.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
16.0%
25.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
12.0%
22.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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