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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Elizabeth's School

Not applicable Non-maintained special school URN 117665
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 80 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 November 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Non-maintained special school
Phase Not applicable
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 64 64 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 18 28.1% of pupils
Male pupils 46 71.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.1%
10.7 pts below England
School 14.1%
East Hertfordshire 10.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.3%
14.0 pts below England
School 6.3%
East Hertfordshire 9.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Hertfordshire 0.7%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
67.2%
43
African
10.9%
7
Any other White background
6.3%
4
Any other Asian background
3.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 100.0% 64 of 64 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
East Hertfordshire 17.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 1.6% 1 pupils
England 14.8% 13.2 pts below
EHC plans 98.4% 63 pupils
England 6.0% 92.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 30
Specific learning difficulty 27
Hearing impairment 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1
Severe learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.46 pts higher than England
School 10.67%
East Hertfordshire 5.83%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

36.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

20.18 pts higher than England
School 36.00%
East Hertfordshire 14.32%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.20 pts higher than England
School 4.00%
East Hertfordshire 1.26%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.0% 0.2 pts above England
St Elizabeth's School
80.0%
East Hertfordshire
81.5%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information