Simon Balle All-Through School | School performance

84%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

84%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

49%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

883.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,561

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

84%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

84%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

49%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

883.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,561

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

84%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

84%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

49%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

883.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,561

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Simon Balle All-Through School · All-through · Hertfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

84%

+9pp

85%80%75%

'23'24'25

'25 · 84%

RWM higher standard

33%

+14pp

33%26%19%

'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

91%

Reading higher standard

55%

Writing expected standard

88%

Writing higher standard

44%

Maths expected standard

95%

Maths higher standard

42%

Science expected standard

95%

SPAG expected standard

92%

SPAG higher standard

48%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

110.0

GPS scaled score

110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

84%

+1pp

86%81%75%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 84%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

64%

+4pp

70%62%53%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

Attainment 8

55.4

+2.5

56.252.448.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55.4

EBacc entry

49%

+3pp

53%41%28%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 49%

EBacc APS

883.5

+50.2

883.5807.8732.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 883.5

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

38.8

-1.2

40.037.935.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.8

A-level value added

+0.28

-0.1

+0.4+0.2+0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

28%

+7pp

31%25%19%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 28%

Average A-level grade

BBB-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,561

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

11%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AJ

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

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

Telephone

01992410400

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	84%	33%	91%	55%	88%	44%	95%	42%	95%	92%	110.0	110.0	110.0	—	—	—	14%	1,561
2023/24	75%	19%	84%	38%	92%	33%	83%	32%	95%	84%	107.0	106.0	108.0	—	—	—	13%	1,561
2022/23	85%	30%	88%	50%	92%	45%	90%	43%	97%	92%	109.0	108.0	108.0	+1.80	+4.20	+2.30	12%	1,597
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	9%	1,413
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	8%	1,337
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	8%	1,257

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	84%	64%	55.4	Not applicable	49%	883.5	51%	1,561
2023/24	82%	60%	52.9	+0.45	46%	833.3	48%	1,561
2022/23	75%	53%	48.6	+0.03	33%	732.1	35%	1,597
2021/22	80%	63%	54.5	+0.27	28%	835.0	30%	1,587
2018/19	86%	70%	56.2	+0.27	53%	847.0	53%	1,413
2017/18	77%	52%	52.7	+0.21	40%	769.4	40%	1,337
2016/17	76%	60%	57.1	+0.65	44%	—	44%	1,257

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	38.8	B	+0.28	28%	105
2023/24	40.0	B	+0.43	21%	149
2022/23	35.8	B-	—	18%	135
2021/22	39.5	B	—	31%	133
2018/19	36.4	B-	+0.08	22%	155
2017/18	37.1	B-	+0.15	26%	161
2016/17	36.2	B-	+0.06	21%	148

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,561	16.6	14%	6%	11%	5%	11%
2023/24	1,561	16.5	13%	6%	10%	5%	10%
2022/23	1,597	17.1	12%	5%	11%	6%	14%
2021/22	1,587	17.1	12%	4%	11%	8%	22%
2020/21	1,545	17.7	9%	3%	9%	—	—
2018/19	1,413	19.0	9%	4%	12%	4%	8%
2017/18	1,337	18.0	8%	4%	11%	4%	8%
2016/17	1,257	17.5	8%	3%	11%	4%	6%