Secondary
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, SG6 4BA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 597 of 1055 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 52.3
- Pupils per adult
- 11.4
- Pupils
- 596
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
February 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
27%
38.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 |
| Entered the EBacc | 39% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.71 |
| A level students | 19 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52% |
| 22/23 | 30% |
| 23/24 | 34% |
| 24/25 | 27% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.1 |
| 22/23 | 32.1 |
| 23/24 | 33.6 |
| 24/25 | 24.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.26 |
| 22/23 | +0.27 |
| 23/24 | -0.14 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.6 |
| 22/23 | 43.3 |
| 23/24 | 41.2 |
| 24/25 | 38.9 |
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, SG6 4BA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Tim Spencer
- Address
- Icknield Way West, Letchworth, SG6 4BA
- Telephone
- 01462621200