Richard Hale School | School performance

81%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

63%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

928.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

81%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

63%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

928.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

81%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

63%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

928.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Richard Hale School · Secondary with sixth form · Hertfordshire

Part ofRICHARD HALE SCHOOL

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

81%

-2pp

91%86%80%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 81%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

66%

-1pp

69%62%55%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 66%

Attainment 8

56.3

+2.5

59.255.251.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56.3

EBacc entry

63%

-6pp

70%67%63%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

EBacc APS

928.5

+41.5

987.7880.8773.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 928.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

34.7

-4.0

38.736.233.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34.7

A-level value added

-0.14

-0.4

+0.3+0.1-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

11%

-10pp

23%17%11%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

C+

-1

BB-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,209

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

10%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Hale Road, Hertford, SG13 8EN

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

http://www.richardhale.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01992583441

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	81%	66%	56.3	Not applicable	63%	928.5	63%	1,209
2023/24	83%	66%	53.8	+0.31	70%	887.0	70%	1,217
2022/23	86%	65%	55.2	+0.38	66%	905.8	67%	1,227
2021/22	91%	69%	59.2	+0.39	70%	987.7	70%	1,203
2018/19	80%	55%	51.2	-0.26	70%	773.8	71%	1,121
2017/18	85%	67%	55.1	+0.06	70%	841.7	70%	1,128
2016/17	65%	49%	48.7	-0.20	48%	—	60%	1,132

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	34.7	C+	-0.14	11%	157
2023/24	38.7	B	+0.28	22%	176
2022/23	34.3	C+	—	13%	169
2021/22	38.1	B-	—	23%	152
2018/19	33.8	C+	+0.05	18%	129
2017/18	34.1	C+	+0.00	14%	157
2016/17	30.6	C	-0.18	20%	149

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,209	17.3	11%	5%	10%	5%	12%
2023/24	1,217	17.5	14%	5%	8%	6%	14%
2022/23	1,227	17.1	15%	5%	8%	6%	14%
2021/22	1,203	17.0	15%	5%	8%	8%	29%
2020/21	1,190	17.6	14%	5%	7%	—	—
2018/19	1,121	17.9	16%	4%	10%	5%	9%
2017/18	1,128	17.6	14%	3%	9%	6%	14%
2016/17	1,132	17.4	14%	3%	10%	5%	12%