St George's School, Harpenden | |
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Address | |
Sun Lane , , AL5 4TD England | |
Coordinates | 51°49′20″N 0°21′13″W / 51.82233°N 0.35367°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy Day and boarding school |
Motto | Latin: Levavi Oculos (Aim Higher) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Established | 1907 |
Founder | Cecil Grant |
Department for Education URN | 138356 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Helen Barton [1] |
Religious head | Stephen Warner |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,375 |
Houses | Goddard Grant Watts Monk |
Colour(s) | Red, Green, |
Former pupils | Old Georgians |
Website | http://www.stgeorges.herts.sch.uk/ |
St George's School, Harpenden (also known as St George's) is a non-selective day and boarding school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, educating students of both sexes between the ages of eleven and eighteen, with an emphasis on its Christian ethos. It was founded in 1907 as one of Britain's first mixed-sex boarding schools. The school has International School status. The School was named as the Sunday Times' 'Comprehensive School of the Year' in 2019.[2] In 2022, the School was ranked as the 122nd best secondary state school in the country based on combined GCSE attainment and A-Level point scores.[3]