Sir John Lawes School
Academy converter secondary school in Harpenden (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first20 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Manland Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manland Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.1 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| St George's SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 1,351 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Batford Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.5 mi | Nursery | 72 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013) |
| Sauncey Wood Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 147 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Crabtree Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 178 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Crabtree Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 256 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Harpenden AcademyFree schools | 0.5 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Katherine Warington SchoolFree schools | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,113 | Good, 2024 |
| The Lea Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 239 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 149 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| High Beeches Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 420 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2017) |
| St Hilda's SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 134 | - |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 232 | Outstanding, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| The King's SchoolOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 169 | - |
| Aldwickbury SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 333 | - |
| The Grove Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 243 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Roundwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 338 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Roundwood Park SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,421 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Wood End SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 457 | Outstanding, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
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