The Knights Templar School
Park Street, Baldock, SG7 6DZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Hutchings
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,330
- Pupils on roll
- 1,375
- URN
- 136608
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462620700
About this school
The Knights Templar School is a secondary academy in Baldock. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,375 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 26 April 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 | 202 | 204 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 44.9 | 48.5 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.20 to +0.20 | -0.27 -0.47 to -0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 47.5% | 45.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 64.7% | 69.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 51.5% | 49.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
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 Knights Templar 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 | 47.8 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,429 |
| 2023/24 | 1,421 |
| 2024/25 | 1,414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Knights Templar School compares
The Knights Templar School ranked 47th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.5 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 1,375 | — |
| The Highfield School | 41.7 | 10% | 27.8% | 937 | 2.5 miles |
| Fearnhill School | 38.9 | 10.9% | 39.3% | 597 | 2.5 miles |
| The Priory School | 48.5 | 8.7% | 24.2% | 1,221 | 4.3 miles |
| Hitchin Girls' School | 57.8 | 7.2% | 8.4% | 1,357 | 4.3 miles |
| Hitchin Boys' School | 57.1 | 4.4% | 7.9% | 1,364 | 4.5 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)
- 20.7%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.54%
- Persistent absence
- 17.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Highfield School2.5 miles
Secondary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Fearnhill School2.5 miles
Secondary · Letchworth
-
The Priory School4.3 miles
Secondary · Hitchin
-
Hitchin Girls' School4.3 miles
Secondary · Hitchin
-
Hitchin Boys' School4.5 miles
Secondary · Hitchin
Other schools in Baldock
- Weston Way Nursery School Nursery
- Ashwell Primary School Primary
- Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- St John Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Infants' School Primary
- St Mary's Junior Mixed School Primary
- Brandles School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does The Knights Templar School teach?
- The Knights Templar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Baldock.
- Who is the headteacher of The Knights Templar School?
- The headteacher of The Knights Templar School is Mr Edward Hutchings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Knights Templar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Knights Templar 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 Knights Templar School?
- The Knights Templar School has 1,375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Knights Templar School full?
- The Knights Templar School has capacity for 1,330 pupils and 1,375 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Knights Templar School a faith school?
- No. The Knights Templar School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Knights Templar School a selective school?
- No. The Knights Templar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Knights Templar School?
- The Knights Templar School is part of THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Knights Templar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 48.5 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 Knights Templar School rank locally?
- The Knights Templar School ranked 47th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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 Knights Templar School's absence rate?
- The Knights Templar School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Knights Templar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Knights Templar 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 1 July 2026.