My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
32%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Richard Hale School
Academy converter — Secondary
SG13 8EN / 11–18 / Boys / None
Good
Ofsted
56.3
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 56.3
- Progress 8
- 0.31
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 65.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 34.7
- Achieving AAB+
- 11.3%
91% of parents would recommend this school
287 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
34%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
49%Agree
40%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
9%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
25%Agree
52%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
42%Agree
23%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%Not applicable
21%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
18%No
82%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 52 parents
Strongly agree
28%Agree
31%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
58%Agree
31%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
36%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
40%Agree
50%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
44%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
35%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
43%Agree
41%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%11.2% of pupils receive SEN support
11.2%
SEN support
2.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.7%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.4%
90.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 90.3%
54% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 91%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 6%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 54%
- Entered top-third university
- 27%
- Achieved a degree
- 61%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1
- Free school meals
- 7.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.8:1
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 11.42%
- English as additional language
- 5%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.2%
- White
- 85.3%
- Mixed
- 6.4%
- Asian
- 3.6%
- Black
- 2.4%
- Other
- 0.4%
White British80.6%
Other White4%
Irish0.7%
White & Asian2.6%
Other Mixed2.1%
White & Black Caribbean1%
White & Black African0.7%
Indian1.3%
Other Asian1.3%
Pakistani0.5%
Chinese0.3%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Caribbean1%
African0.7%
Other Black0.7%