The Knights Templar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Baldock, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.69 miles
In Priority Area, Distance · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The Knights Templar School is a secondary school in Baldock, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Knights Templar 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 | 4.69 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.68 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 4.70 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 4.69 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 4.57 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 4.32 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 5.41 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 6.18 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 5.41 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 4.70 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 4.57 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 5.54 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 46% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
- In 2026 the Year 7 last distance offered was 4.69 miles, 6th longest of the 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published last distance, about the same as 2025.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 199 first-choice applications for 200 offers; 191 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
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
- Park Street, Baldock, SG7 6DZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,375 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, feel safe and are safe.”
- “Social times are calm and orderly where pupils enjoy chatting with one another or attending a lunch time club.”
- “Pupils respond quickly to any adult instructions.”
To improve
- “Leaders are addressing the support for the weakest readers to ensure a sharper focus on ensuring all pupils are able to read fluently to support them to access the rest of the curriculum.”
- “In some subjects, this is less well developed.”
- “Where this happens, teachers do not identify misconceptions or gaps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.5 | 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: 199 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 191 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.
- The Highfield School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fearnhill School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Priory School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hitchin Girls' School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hitchin Boys' School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 4.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Barclay Academy 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy 5.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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