The Sele School
Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG
382 pupils · 55% of 699 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SELE SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 7 May 2025, published 10 June 2025. 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 | 35.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 38.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 20.5% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.6 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 75 | 45 | 168 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 25 | 188 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 82 | 34 | 192 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 69 | 44 | 254 | 61 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 86 | 55 | 276 | 78 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 88 | 53 | 266 | 74 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 44 | 282 | 77 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 124 | 59 | 281 | 93 |
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
- Richard Hale School 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Chauncy School 4.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Presdales School 5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Ridgeway Academy 5.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The John Warner School 7.5 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Robert Barclay Academy 7.7 km · Good (2023) · 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.