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Simon Balle All-Through School

East Hertfordshire, SG13 8AJSecondaryAges 4–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Apr 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
146 1st-choice / 124 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#575 of 3,141 nationally

About Simon Balle All-Through School

Simon Balle All-Through School is a state-funded secondary school in East Hertfordshire, East of England, for pupils aged 4 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,617 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,037.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (25 Apr 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 55.4 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was B for 2023/24. admissions data records 146 first-preference applications and 124 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range4 to 18 years
GenderMixed
AddressMangrove Road, Hertford, East Hertfordshire, SG13 8AJ
HeadteacherRachel Kirk and Mike Moss
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils1,617
Free School Meals (FSM)9.4%
School Capacity1,617 / 1,037 (156% full)
Sixth FormYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Apr 2024
View Report
Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (25 Apr 2024): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 20 Jun 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Simon Balle All-Through School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.