St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, HARPENDEN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Ford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,406
- Pupils on roll
- 1,351
- URN
- 138356
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582765477
About this school
St George's School is a Christian secondary academy in Harpenden. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,351 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 215 | 196 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 63.7 | 64.2 | 63.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.72 +0.52 to +0.93 | +0.65 +0.43 to +0.86 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 80.6% | 76.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 92.9% | 89.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 23% | 26.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
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 St George's 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 | 63.7 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.2 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,369 |
| 2023/24 | 1,384 |
| 2024/25 | 1,362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's School compares
St George's School ranked 7th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63.7 | 6.7% | 4.6% | 1,351 | — |
| Sir John Lawes School | 62.8 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 1,373 | 0.3 miles |
| Roundwood Park School | 59.5 | 7.7% | 7.8% | 1,421 | 0.8 miles |
| Katherine Warington School | 54.8 | 7.5% | 16.5% | 1,113 | 0.9 miles |
| Townsend Church of England School | 46.7 | 11.5% | 24.6% | 746 | 3.4 miles |
| St Albans Girls' School | 58.8 | 7.4% | 11.9% | 1,423 | 3.7 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)
- 4.56%
- English as an additional language
- 19.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 25.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir John Lawes School0.3 miles
Secondary · Harpenden
-
Roundwood Park School0.8 miles
Secondary · Harpenden
-
Katherine Warington School0.9 miles
Secondary · Harpenden
-
Townsend Church of England School3.4 miles
Secondary · St Albans
-
St Albans Girls' School3.7 miles
Secondary · St Albans
Other schools in Harpenden
- Katherine Warington School Secondary
- Roundwood Park School Secondary
- Sir John Lawes School Secondary
- Batford Nursery School Nursery
- Crabtree Infants' School Primary
- Crabtree Junior School Primary
- Harpenden Academy Primary
- High Beeches Primary School Primary
- Manland Primary School Primary
- Roundwood Primary School Primary
- Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St George's School teach?
- St George's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Harpenden.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's School?
- The headteacher of St George's School is Mr Andy Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's 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 St George's School?
- St George's School has 1,351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St George's School full?
- St George's School has capacity for 1,406 pupils and 1,351 on roll (96%), 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 St George's School a faith school?
- Yes. St George's School is designated Christian.
- Is St George's School a selective school?
- No. St George's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St George's School?
- St George's School is part of ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, HARPENDEN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St George's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 63.7 in 2022/23 and 63.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St George's School rank locally?
- St George's School ranked 7th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St George's School's absence rate?
- St George's School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's 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.