Simon Balle All-Through School
All-through schoolSimon Balle All-Through School is a all-through school in East Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 4 to 18. It had 1,617 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 25 April 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 84% of pupils at Simon Balle All-Through School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
33% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Simon Balle All-Through School was 52.9, against 51.8 in East Hertfordshire and 46.2 in England.
57.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 33% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | East Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | 51.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57.4% | 55.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.3% | 74.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 169 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Abel Smith SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Richard Hale SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional)590 m
- Morgans Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Wheatcroft Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Mill Mead Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, June 20251.2 km
- Duncombe SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Hertfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).