Aldenham School

Independent

National rank

282

n/a

Rank last year

60%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

47.5%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Alex Hems

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

838 (3-18)

Head teacher

Alex Hems

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

838 (3-18)

Head teacher

Alex Hems

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

838 (3-18)

UK day fees per term*

£9,347 (11-18) includes lunch

UK boarding fees per term*

£10,625-£15,440 (11-18)

*Fee correct as of November 21, 2024
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 295

Grade

%

A*-B

60

GCSE 2024 rank: 257

Grade

%

A*/9/8

27.6

A/7

19.9

A*/A/9/8/7

47.5

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2017
Verdict
Excellent
“The school aims to encourage each pupil to fully develop their intellectual, physical and cultural talents in response to appropriately challenging goals. The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send) or English as an additional language (EAL) across the school perform well above expectations for their abilities and generally achieve in line with their peers. More able pupils make excellent progress due to the early identification of and support and challenge for potential scholars and those pupils with additional talents across sport and creative activities. Pupils’ attitudes to learning are decidedly positive, and pupils demonstrate great enthusiasm across a range of subjects. They are determined to always ‘try their best’.” There was a regulatory compliance visit in 2022.
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About the school

  • The school was founded in 1597 by Richard Platt, owner of a City of London brewery. It is set in 110 acres of Hertfordshire countryside but is only 13 miles from central London.
  • Aldenham School Football Club was founded in 1825, when it wrote the second oldest football code, after Eton. It can therefore claim to be one of the oldest football clubs in the world.
  • Interior scenes from several films have been shot at the school, including If.... (1968), Schooldays (2005) and Greed (2019).
  • Notable Old Aldenhamians include TV and radio broadcaster Dale Winton and Baroness Karren Brady, vice-chair of West Ham United FC.
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