Secondary school

The Knights Templar School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG7 6DZ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,161 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 29%29%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 24%24% · 2017/182018/19: top 29%2021/22: top 36%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 36%No exams

A-level results

#144 of 273 East of England sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East of England

Attainment 848.5 · East of England 45.97/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths45.8% · East of England 44.9%6/10 Middle
EBacc point score4.41 · East of England 4.017/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.27 · East of England −0.023/10 Below−29.9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry33.53 · East of England 33.166/10 Middle+24.9 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.4 · 209 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 48.3 · 203 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 51.4 · 203 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 50.5 · 204 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 51.4 · 205 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 47.8 · 202 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 44.9 · 204 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 48.5 · 203 pupils · East of England 45.8553.444.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 50% · 203 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 52% · 203 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 51% · 204 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 52% · 205 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 47% · 202 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 47.5% · 204 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 45.8% · 203 pupils · East of England 44.9%52%45.8%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 35.19 · 114 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 33.61 · 117 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 32.34 · 126 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 31.46 · 109 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 33.05 · 151 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 29.97 · 144 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 32.95 · 133 pupils · East of England 32.652024/25: 33.53 · 126 pupils · East of England 33.1635.1929.97No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.0%
191 of 199 who put it first2014 · 83.2%2026 · 96.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st199191
2nd978
3rd821

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,375
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.7%
First language not English6.3%
SEN support14.5%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils17.1%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

103.4% full · 1,330 places · 380 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 74.9
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 12.4
  • Other support 37.7

Teachers 84.9 FTE · Whole workforce 135.1 · 167 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,663
Spend per pupil£7,682
Staff spend per pupil£5,897
Reserve per pupil£14
  • +£20,000revenue reserve
  • −£27,000in-year balance

Grants £7,365 · self-generated £298 · premises £306 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

204 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.7%
  • Education88.7%
  • Apprenticeship1%
  • Employment2%
  • Not sustained6.9%
  • Unknown1.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

199 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.9%
  • Education52.3%
  • Higher education50.3%
  • Apprenticeship8%
  • Employment29.6%
  • Not sustained6.5%
  • Unknown3.5%