UK Schools
The Knights Templar School
The Knights Templar School is a mixed secondary academy in Baldock, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 1,375 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 23 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Knights Templar School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Knights Templar School.
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 3 Inset Day
- 4 Inset Day
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 3 Inset Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 28 Occasional Day (School Closed)
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 5 Inset Day
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13–30 Summer Term
- 13 Inset Day
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 4 Bank Holiday (School Closed)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–23 Summer Term
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Sep 4, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Oct 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Occasional Day (School Closed) Nov 28, 2025 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 23, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Bank Holiday (School Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 24, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Knights Templar School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.53 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 17.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% 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 88% 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 The Knights Templar 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 The Knights Templar 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.