The Nobel School, Stevenage

In its own words: "…is happy, kind and caring; it fosters positive relationships and mutual respect. We embrace diversity in a community full of opportunity that is based on fairness. We celebrate our successes, aspiring to grow academically, culturally and socially so that we can lead happy, fulfilling lives…"

In 2026, pupils at The Nobel School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.8, against 50.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put The Nobel School as their first choice and 664 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Nobel School are Marriotts School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); Barnwell School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.7); Barclay Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); and The Thomas Alleyne Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9).

The Nobel School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 229 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 129 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 302 pupils (20.5%) received SEN support and 42 (2.8%) 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 Stevenage Railway Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nobel School (near), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 218 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Nobel School issued 112 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Nobel School are Lodge Farm Primary School (0.1 miles), Camps Hill Primary School (0.3 miles), Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles) and Martins Wood Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.