OFSTED
3 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
PARMITER'S SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,496
1,496 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
703
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
793
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.3 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Three Rivers
9.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.4 pts
above England
School
22.7%
Three Rivers
18.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Three Rivers
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.7%
474
Indian
21.9%
327
Any other Asian background
10.0%
150
Any other White background
9.2%
137
African
4.8%
72
White and Asian
4.1%
62
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.6%
174 of
1,496 pupils
9.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
66.5
27.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.74 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.56 pts
lower than
England
School
5.66%
Three Rivers
5.82%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
higher than
England
School
17.30%
Three Rivers
14.30%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
1.11%
Three Rivers
1.39%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
107.5%
15.2 pts
above England
Parmiter's School
107.5%
Three Rivers
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.