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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The Nobel School

Mobbsbury Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG2 0HS

Telephone: 01438 222600

Email: admin@nobel.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Martyn Henson

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Foundation

School number: 103

DFE number: 919-4104

Published Admission Number: 240

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1490

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2026

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read The Nobel School admission rules for 26-27

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read The Nobel School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

240

240

Number of applications made

769

722

Number of places offered

240

240

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

7

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

1

Siblings

81

Children Of Staff

0

In Priority Area, Nearest School

151

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

0

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

6

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

98

Children Of Staff

1

In Priority Area, Nearest School

133

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

0

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

In priority area, nearest

2472.53

In priority area, distance

None

Outside priority area

None

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

In priority area, nearest

4471.97

In priority area, distance

None

Outside priority area

None

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Priority area for The Nobel School

Parishes in the priority area for this school are:

Aston, Benington, Datchworth, Graveley, Great Ashby, Knebworth, Stevenage, Walkern.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 7 and Year 10

Updated: 6 September 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for The Nobel School.

Ofsted report and rating for The Nobel School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould

Key Link Advisor: Kay Leach

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