Ashlyns School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,561 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.9
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The Sele School
- Pupils on roll
- 382of 699 places
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 73
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 7 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Sele School (URN 117535, until 1 August 2012).
What the data says
Of the 75 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Sele School in 2023, 25% stayed on in The Sele School’s own sixth form (Hertfordshire average 58%), 63% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 11 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 18% went to university (Hertfordshire 42%, England 37%), and 0% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 35.7 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Hertfordshire, with 21% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 49% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hertfordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Sele School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 75 | 14,400 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 25% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 63% | 31% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Sele School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 11 | 14,189 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 55% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 18% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 0% | 24% | 19% |
| Further education | 27% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 9% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 27% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Sele School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 35.7 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | 4.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.1 | 34.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 36.9 | 54.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 71 | 97% | 89% | 4% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 71 | 97% | 88% | 3% | 22% | 49% |
| English Literature | 67 | 92% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 51 | 70% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 18% |
| Photography | 36 | 49% | 6% | 3% | 19% | 47% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 37% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| Geography | 24 | 33% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 58% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 33% | 7% | 4% | 24% | 75% |
| Biology | 20 | 27% | 23% | 10% | 45% | 90% |
| Physics | 20 | 27% | 23% | 10% | 46% | 70% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 27% | 23% | 0% | 47% | 90% |
| History | 20 | 27% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 80% |
| Spanish | 18 | 25% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 39% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 14 | 19% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 50% |
| Design and Technology | 12 | 16% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 50% |
| Music | 10 | 14% | 5% | 10% | 33% | 40% |
| Drama | 9 | 12% | 7% | 11% | 27% | 89% |
| Dance | 5 | 7% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 5% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 21 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.