The Sele School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hertford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.51 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 Sele School is a secondary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Sele 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 | 0.51 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.37 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.52 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.88 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.14 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.63 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.94 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.14 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.66 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.36 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 1.39 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 2.08 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Under one of its admission criteria, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 0.51 miles away in 2026, and that was the shortest of the 12 years.
- In 2024/25, 21% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 45 first-choice applications for 75 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 32.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming, nurturing and inclusive place where pupils feel valued and happy.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils and helps them to secure the important skills and knowledge they need to succeed.”
- “As a result, pupils’ achievement is improving in many areas.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers do not recognise when pupils are ready to move on to more complex learning.”
- “This means that some pupils do not progress through the curriculum as quickly as they could and find some work too easy.”
- “However, high levels of absence for some pupils mean that these pupils often miss out on important learning, which means they do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2025 (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) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.7 | 46 |
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: 45 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 45 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.
- Richard Hale School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Chauncy School 2.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Presdales School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ridgeway Academy 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The John Warner School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Robert Barclay Academy 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Monk's Walk School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanborough School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
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