St George's School, Harpenden

Coming up: an open day on Friday 13 November 2026, an open day on Friday 20 November 2026, an open day on Monday 14 December 2026 and an admissions event on Wednesday 13 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at St George's School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 65.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

85% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 63.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.65: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 235 families put St George's School as their first choice and 578 named it as one of their preferences, for 170 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 77 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St George's School are Sir John Lawes School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 63.9); Roundwood Park School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.1); Katherine Warington School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6); and Townsend Church of England School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9).

St George's School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St George's School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St George's School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

Of the 196 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college.

Of the 210 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 72% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 49% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 72 pupils (5.3%) received SEN support and 29 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Harpenden Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St George's School (outside), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St George's School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St George's School issued 32 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St George's School are Manland Primary School (0.3 miles), St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School (0.4 miles), Harpenden Academy (0.5 miles) and The Lea Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.