The Sele School

State-Funded School

the-sele-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hertford and StortfordConstituency

SG14 2DGPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 382 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.5%
EBacc average point score: 2.94

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

382

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

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: 382
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Dec 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
22 Oct 2012	Good	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.