Richard Hale School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hertford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

2.77 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

2.23

2.71

2.51

1.25

2.50

2.60

2.23

2.77

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Richard Hale School is a secondary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Richard Hale 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	2.77 mi
Year 7 2025	2.23 mi
Year 7 2024	2.60 mi
Year 7 2023	2.50 mi
Year 7 2022	1.25 mi
Year 7 2021	2.51 mi
Year 7 2020	2.71 mi
Year 7 2019	2.23 mi
Year 7 2018	2.49 mi
Year 7 2017	2.58 mi
Year 7 2016	1.84 mi
Year 7 2015	2.23 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last Year 7 offer in 2026 went to a child living 2.77 miles away, further than in 2025 and 2015; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years.
Of 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance, this one included, 2.77 miles was the 18th longest; the middle figure was 1.96 miles.
For Year 7 in 2026 there were 189 first-choice applications for 168 offers; 153 offers went to first-choice families and 36 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 66% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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: Hale Road, Hertford, SG13 8EN
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,207 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 9 July 2024

Strengths

“Pupils live out the school’s vision of ‘learning with virtue’.”
“They have thoughtful opportunities to develop their character.”
“Activities such as team sports and coaching foster pupils’ happiness.”

To improve

“In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not always make clear links between new and previous learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2024 (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)	66%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	56.3	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: 189 first-preference applications, 168 offers in total, 153 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 Sele School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Chauncy School 2.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Presdales School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The John Warner School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Robert Barclay Academy 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
The Broxbourne School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Ridgeway Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Haileybury Turnford 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published