Simon Balle All-Through School
About the school
Simon Balle All-Through School is an open all-through school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 April 2024
- Published
- 17 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 55.4
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 63.80%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 83.60%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 48.60%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.99
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 38.82
AAB or better
- School
- 27.90%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 84%
- Hertfordshire
- 64%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 33%
- Hertfordshire
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Hertfordshire
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 88%
- Hertfordshire
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 95%
- Hertfordshire
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 92%
- Hertfordshire
- 76%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 48%
- Hertfordshire
- 34%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 95%
- Hertfordshire
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Hertfordshire
- 107
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Hertfordshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Hertfordshire
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1561
Girls
48.69%
Boys
51.31%
SEN support
10.31%
Education, health and care plan
3.78%
English as an additional language
6.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.69%
Overall absence
5.02
Persistent absence
10.83
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
171
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
132
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
46%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
24%