The Sele School
Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SELE SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Quach
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 699
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 138484
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992581455
About this school
The Sele School is a secondary academy in Hertford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 382 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Sele School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 75 | 95 | 73 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.6 | 41.3 | 35.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.79 to -0.11 | -0.26 -0.56 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 32.6% | 20.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 54.7% | 38.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 13.7% | 20.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
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 Sele 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 | 40.6 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.7 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Sele School compares
The Sele School ranked 76th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.7 | 12.9% | 35% | 382 | — |
| Richard Hale School | 56.3 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 1,207 | 1.2 miles |
| The Chauncy School | 49.5 | 7.4% | 18.5% | 1,515 | 2.7 miles |
| Presdales School | 58.9 | 7.8% | 11% | 1,167 | 3.1 miles |
| Ridgeway Academy | 35.7 | 11.5% | 32.5% | 875 | 3.3 miles |
| The John Warner School | 40.8 | 11.6% | 19.3% | 726 | 4.6 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)
- 34.99%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.88%
- Persistent absence
- 41.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Richard Hale School1.2 miles
Secondary · Hertford
-
The Chauncy School2.7 miles
Secondary · Ware
-
Presdales School3.1 miles
Secondary · Ware
-
Ridgeway Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Welwyn Garden City
-
The John Warner School4.6 miles
Secondary · Hoddesdon
Other schools in Hertford
- Richard Hale School Secondary
- Abel Smith School Primary
- Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bengeo Primary School Primary
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School Primary
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School Primary
- Hollybush Primary School Primary
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Sele School teach?
- The Sele School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hertford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Sele School?
- The headteacher of The Sele School is Mr Christopher Quach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Sele School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Sele 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 many pupils are at The Sele School?
- The Sele School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Sele School full?
- The Sele School has capacity for 699 pupils and 382 on roll (55%), so it has space against 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 Sele School a faith school?
- No. The Sele School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Sele School a selective school?
- No. The Sele School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Sele School part of an academy trust?
- The Sele School is part of THE SELE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Sele School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.6 in 2022/23 and 35.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Sele School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The Sele School ranked 76th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 Sele School's absence rate?
- The Sele School's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Sele School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Sele 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.