Katherine Warington School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Katherine Warington School is a secondary school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5FH
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,113 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They flourish in the school’s ethos of achievement and learning.”
- “Throughout the school day, pupils strive to live up to the school’s expectations.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, some teachers do not provide support within lessons that addresses the exact challenges some pupils with SEND face.”
- “When this happens, these pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “While these small groups are effective in helping pupils learn to read, pupils who have these interventions occasionally miss out on key areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 60% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.8 | 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: 139 first-preference applications, 165 offers in total, 116 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2020 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Sir John Lawes School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St George's School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roundwood Park School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Townsend Church of England School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Albans Girls' School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sandringham School 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Verulam School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Loreto College 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published