What is The Sele School's Ofsted rating?

The Sele School received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about The Sele School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 60 responses): 73% of parents would recommend The Sele School.

What are The Sele School's latest exam results?

The Sele School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 35.6. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is The Sele School located?

The Sele School is a secondary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire (SG14 2DG).

How many pupils attend The Sele School?

The Sele School has around 396 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare The Sele School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

The Sele School

Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

May 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

35.6school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

35.6

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

6.5%

Basics 9-5

20.5%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

35.6

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	40.6	46.4
2023/24	41.3	46.4
2024/25	35.6	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.45	0.00
2023/24	-0.26	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

20.5%

EBacc APS

2.93

EBacc 9-5

2.7%

EBacc 9-4

6.8%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

N/A

A*-A Grades

N/A

A*-B Grades

N/A

AAB+ %

N/A

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

Based on 22 students entered

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

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Outstanding

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Outstanding

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Hertford Regional College

4.93 km away · Further education

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