Simon Balle All-Through School
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–18 · Hertford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.37 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 1.39 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Simon Balle All-Through School is an all-through school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 4–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 April 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Simon Balle All-Through 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.37 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 1.39 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.40 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.37 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.35 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.52 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.40 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.07 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.39 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.47 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.26 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.55 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.37 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.96 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.35 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.79 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.41 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.40 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.30 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 1.37 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.30 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 1.59 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.37 miles away, for children in the priority area whose nearest school it is; about the same as in 2025.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.39 miles away, again for children in the priority area whose nearest school it is.
- Reception 2026 drew 83 first-choice applications for 60 offers; all 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- A level students in 2024/25 averaged grade B (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level rated above 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
- Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,617 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 25 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive within the impressive positive ethos of this school.”
- “They are well equipped to become ‘tomorrow’s citizens today’.”
- “Pupils take great pride in demonstrating school values, such as compassion, kindness, respect and patience.”
To improve
- “A minority of parents express a wish for their child to have even more support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 84% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 64% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 83 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 146 first-preference applications, 124 offers in total, 123 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Duncombe School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hertford Prep 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pinewood School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Middleton School 1.6 mi Outstanding
- Haileybury College 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hailey Hall School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Amwell View School 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Rivers Education Support Centre 3.3 mi Good