The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, SG2 0HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Ravinder Phagura
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,526
- Pupils on roll
- 1,475
- URN
- 117530
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438222600
About this school
The Nobel School is a foundation secondary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,475 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 234 | 229 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | 51.2 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.40 +0.22 to +0.59 | +0.38 +0.19 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 51.1% | 46.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 74.7% | 67.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 7% | 21.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Nobel School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.9 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,474 |
| 2023/24 | 1,463 |
| 2024/25 | 1,490 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Nobel School compares
The Nobel School ranked 39th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.2 | 7.3% | 19.9% | 1,475 | — |
| Marriotts School | 42.4 | 9.4% | 32.9% | 1,415 | 0.6 miles |
| Barnwell School | 41.5 | 10.9% | 30.1% | 1,270 | 1.5 miles |
| Barclay Academy | 49.5 | 8.6% | 26% | 1,044 | 1.5 miles |
| The Thomas Alleyne Academy | 48 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 970 | 1.7 miles |
| The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School | 57.9 | 5.5% | 10.3% | 1,620 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.93%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 7.31%
- Persistent absence
- 19.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marriotts School0.6 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
Barnwell School1.5 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
Barclay Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School2.0 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
The Nobel School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Stevenage.
- Barclay Academy Secondary
- Barnwell School Secondary
- Marriotts School Secondary
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Secondary
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy Secondary
- Peartree Way Nursery School Nursery
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Nobel School teach?
- The Nobel School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of The Nobel School?
- The headteacher of The Nobel School is Miss Ravinder Phagura, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Nobel School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Nobel School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Nobel School?
- The Nobel School has 1,475 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Nobel School full?
- The Nobel School has capacity for 1,526 pupils and 1,475 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Nobel School a faith school?
- No. The Nobel School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Nobel School a selective school?
- No. The Nobel School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have The Nobel School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.9 in 2022/23 and 50.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Nobel School rank locally?
- The Nobel School ranked 39th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Nobel School's absence rate?
- The Nobel School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Nobel School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Nobel School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.