North Herts Education Support Centre

  • Alternative provision
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 5 to 16
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Briar Patch Lane, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LYOpen in maps

North Herts Education Support Centre is an alternative provision school in Letchworth Garden City for ages 5 to 16. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 1 July 2025, report published 9 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

4 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals50%

50%, 23.5 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0%

0%, 21.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support75%

75%, 60.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan25%

25%, 19 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near North Herts Education Support Centre

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Stevenage Education Support Centre5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Avenue Centre for Education10 milesOfsted: Good
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire12 milesOfsted: Good
Links Hatfield Academy15 milesOfsted: Good
Greys Education Centre15 milesOfsted: Good

School details

School type
Pupil referral unit
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
5 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr Dan Nearney
Phone
01462487207
Website
northhertsesc.herts.sch.uk
Address
Briar Patch Lane, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY
Local authority
Hertfordshire
URN
130344

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.