The Reach Free School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

South West HertfordshireConstituency

WD3 8ABPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Reach Free School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 734 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.11

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

734

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 734
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Apr 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.