Richard Hale School
Hale Road, Hertford, SG13 8EN
1,207 pupils · 99% of 1,218 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- RICHARD HALE SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 July 2024, published 19 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 65.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 81.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 63.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 189 | 520 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 196 | 467 | 175 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 185 | 198 | 540 | 185 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 190 | 182 | 494 | 190 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 163 | 506 | 180 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 152 | 517 | 180 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 162 | 525 | 178 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 177 | 607 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Sele School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Chauncy School 3.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Presdales School 3.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The John Warner School 5.6 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Robert Barclay Academy 5.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Broxbourne School 6.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.