UK Schools
Fearnhill School
Fearnhill School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Letchworth, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 597 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 38.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 8 September 2025 to 23 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Fearnhill School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Fearnhill School.
- 3–4 Inset Days
- 5 Induction Day (Year 7 & 12)
- 8 Autumn Term Starts (All Students)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 28 Occasional Day (School Closed)
- 1 Disaggregated Day (School Closed)
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 5 Inset Day
- 6 Spring Term Starts (Students)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 13 Summer Term Starts
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 6 Inset Day
- 23 Summer Term Ends
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Days Sep 3-4, 2025 Inset Day
- Induction Day (Year 7 & 12) Sep 5, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term Starts (All Students) Sep 8, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Occasional Day (School Closed) Nov 28, 2025 Event
- Disaggregated Day (School Closed) Dec 1, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Starts (Students) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Jul 6, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term Ends Jul 23, 2026 Term
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Fearnhill School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 38.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 24.71 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 31% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Fearnhill School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Fearnhill School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.