St George's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138356
- Address
- Sun Lane, AL5 4TD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1362 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.1%
White British 64.1%
African 8.7%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 6.8%
Chinese 4.8%
Irish 2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 76%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.5
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.51
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 75 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| Economics | GCSE | 53 |
| English Language | GCSE | 186 |
Admissions
St George's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 157
- 3rd preference
- 116
- From another Local Authority
- 52
Offers
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 100 82 |
| Year 8 | 199 104 95 |
| Year 9 | 203 107 96 |
| Year 10 | 193 112 81 |
| Year 11 | 188 82 106 |
| Year 12 | 192 81 111 |
| Year 13 | 205 88 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 84.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | SP 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 93.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 66.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 2.4% |