The Sele School
Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Sele School is a secondary school in Hertford for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 3rd of 3 secondary schools in Hertford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025, report published 10 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 May 2025
This is a welcoming, nurturing and inclusive place where pupils feel valued and happy. The school has high expectations for all pupils and helps them to secure the important skills and knowledge they need to succeed. As a result, pupils' achievement is improving in many areas. Pupils enjoy their lessons and speak fondly about the help they receive. Increasingly, staff work together to ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently so that all pupils have similar experiences. Pupils have noticed this improvement and speak positively about their learning experience. Pupils behave well and are respectful of their peers. Pupils understand that not everyone is the same and celebrate difference. They have strong, trusting relationships with teachers and are confident talking to them if they need help. Staff and pupils take pride in a sense of community where everyone is equal and valued. Pupils learn how to stay safe and well and how to prepare for their next steps. This is an important part of school life and helps pupils to grow in independence. The school has effective pastoral systems that support pupils with different needs, circumstances and backgrounds.
What the school should improve
- Persistent absence at the school is high. As a result, some pupils miss out on learning. This impacts negatively on their achievement. The school should ensure that its strategies to reduce persistent absence are effective.
- Teachers do not consistently teach pertinent content as soon as pupils are ready to grasp this. As a result, some pupils do not move on to learning more complex knowledge as quickly as they could. This limits their progress through the curriculum. The school should ensure that teachers ensure that pupils move on to learning new, more complex knowledge as soon as they are ready to do so.
- There are currently some vacant positions on the board of trustees. This limits the expertise and capacity of the board of trustees to set the strategic direction of the school and check on its performance. The trust should ensure that the board of trustees has the range of expertise necessary to fulfil its role highly effectively.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
73 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
382 pupils on roll, with places for 699
Schools near The Sele School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hale School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 56.3 |
| Simon Balle All-Through School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 55.4 |
| The Chauncy School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 49.5 |
| Presdales School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 58.9 |
| Haileybury College | 3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 14.5 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE SELE SCHOOL
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Quach
- Phone
- 01992581455
- Address
- Welwyn Road, Hertford, SG14 2DG
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 138484
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.