UK Schools
Simon Balle All-Through School
Simon Balle All-Through School is a mixed all-through academy in Hertford, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 1,617 pupils aged 4 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2024 found the school remains Outstanding. In 2024–2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 55.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Simon Balle All-Through School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Simon Balle All-Through School.
- 1 Inset Day 1
- 2 Term starts for Reception (half day), Year 7 (all day), and Year 12 new applicants (all day)
- 3 All students return to school (Reception half day and stay for lunch; Secondary students extended form time)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 28 Occasional Day 1
- 1 Occasional Day 2
- 19 Autumn Term ends (early finish – 12.10pm)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 Inset Day 2
- 6 Spring Term starts (all students return)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Spring Term ends (early finish – 12.10pm)
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13 Inset Day 3
- 14 Summer Term starts (all students return)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 17 Summer Term ends (early finish – 12.10pm)
- 20 Inset Day 4 (non-attending)
- 21 Inset Day 5 (non-attending)
- 22–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day 1 Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Term starts for Reception (half day), Year 7 (all day), and Year 12 new applicants (all day) Sep 2, 2025 Term
- All students return to school (Reception half day and stay for lunch; Secondary students extended form time) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Occasional Day 1 Nov 28, 2025 Event
- Occasional Day 2 Dec 1, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term ends (early finish – 12.10pm) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day 2 Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term starts (all students return) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends (early finish – 12.10pm) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day 3 Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term starts (all students return) Apr 14, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term ends (early finish – 12.10pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Inset Day 4 (non-attending) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day 5 (non-attending) Jul 21, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 22 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Simon Balle All-Through School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 84% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
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Key stage 4 (GCSE) 55.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 38.82 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 10.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 96% 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 83% 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 Simon Balle All-Through 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 Simon Balle All-Through School than to any other primary 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.