SCHOOL PROFILE
Samuel Ryder Academy: data, trends and context
Samuel Ryder Academy is a all-through school in Hertfordshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
138582
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Trust
SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
AL1 5AR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,577
FSM eligible
19.0%
EAL / First language other than English
14.5%
SEND (total)
16.1%
SEN Support
13.6%
EHCP
2.5%
White British
53.2%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
93.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Severe absence
1.6%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
12.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
3.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.06%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
56.5
English & maths grade 5+
69.7%
English & maths grade 4+
81.6%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See Samuel Ryder Academy against 25 similar schools
Samuel Ryder Academy is a all-through school in Hertfordshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.