School Profile

Sir John Lawes School

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East of EnglandDayAcademyOfsted OutstandingSixth Form
Profile Notes
Sir John Lawes School is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-18 in Harpenden, East of England. Currently has 1,356 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: Other non selective. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
HarpendenAL5 4QPNational Curriculum
1,356 pupils (113% of 1,200 capacity) 731 boys / 625 girls
Official URN 137270 • LAESTAB 9194028
www.sjl.herts.sch.uk
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-08-2011 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Outstanding
Last inspected 2023-03-28
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 168 students
Avg points / entry42.59
% achieving AAB+27.5%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 862.8
EBacc avg points5.74
Eng & Maths 5+75.5%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 7 • APS 43.78 • Value added 0.24
202425Academicz
Students 161 • APS 42.53 • Value added 0.19
202425AcademicAbove average
Students 168 • APS 42.59 • Value added 0.19
202425A levelz
Students 7 • APS 43.68 • Value added 0.24
202425A levelz
Students 161 • APS 42.37 • Value added 0.18
202425A levelAbove average
Students 168 • APS 42.42 • Value added 0.18