The Reach Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 139662
- Address
- Long Lane, WD3 8AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 753 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.9%
White British 69.5%
Other White 9.7%
Mixed 8%
Other Asian 2.5%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
African 1.9%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.1
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 117 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 115 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
The Reach Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 107
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 139
Offers
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 122 74 48 |
| Year 8 | 128 69 59 |
| Year 9 | 158 80 78 |
| Year 10 | 120 62 58 |
| Year 11 | 120 63 57 |
| Year 12 | 50 18 32 |
| Year 13 | 55 16 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 35.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 2.4% |