The Nobel School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.80 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The Nobel School is a secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Nobel School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.80 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.54 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.78 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.10 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.06 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.31 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.68 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.31 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.11 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.69 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 2.83 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 1.60 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 last distance in 2026 was 2.80 miles under one of its admission criteria, further from the school than in 2025 and 2015, and swung between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 210 first-choice applications for 228 offers; 185 offers went to first-choice families, and 25 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above: 47% of pupils (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools (this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire).
- In 2024/25 the average A level grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, SG2 0HS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,475 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be ‘Nobelians’.”
- “They know they must strive to achieve their best, build their characters and care for their community.”
- “They like receiving rewards and being given additional responsibilities for demonstrating these qualities.”
To improve
- “However, they do not always notice if a small minority of pupils have not kept up with their peers.”
- “This leads to some pupils developing gaps in their understanding.”
- “In some lessons, teachers and teaching assistants do not share information well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 210 first-preference applications, 228 offers in total, 185 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Marriotts School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnwell School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barclay Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 2.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hitchin Girls' School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Highfield School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Knights Templar School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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