Richard Hale School
Hale Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EN ·
At a glance
A state boys' secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Hertford. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (July 2024). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 56.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 189 families put it first for 168 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,207
- Gender
- Boys
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Academy trust
- RICHARD HALE SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ian Hawkins
- Opened
- Jul 2013
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 175 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
153 of 189 first-preference applicants were offered a place (81%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)9.7%
- English as an additional language5%
- SEN support9.1%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.1%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.