| Stanborough School | |
| Coordinates: | 51.791°N -0.2195°W |
| Motto: | High Expectations -Mutual Respect - Quality Learning - Success For All |
| Established: | 1939 |
| Type: | Grammar (1939–1968) Comprehensive (1968–2012) Academy (2012–) |
| Religious Affiliation: | None |
| Head Label: | Headteacher |
| Head: | Merry John |
| Founder: | Richard Dickington |
| Specialist: | Maths and Computing |
| Address: | Lemsford Lane |
| City: | Welwyn Garden City |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | AL8 6YR |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 137847 |
| Staff: | 141 |
| Enrolment: | 1412 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Houses: | Brocket, Hatfield, Knebworth, Sopwell |
| Colours: | Green, white |
| Free Label 1: | Former name |
| Free 1: | Welwyn Grammar School |
| Website: | http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk |
Stanborough School is a secondary academy school located in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.
Like most secondary schools, it has a sixth form. It is situated off Stanborough Road (A6129), near the A1(M), and across the road from the headquarters of Hertfordshire Constabulary, a golf driving range and the Gosling Sports Park (with an athletics track and ski slope). The East Coast Main Line is about 1 km away.
It was created by Richard Dickington during WW2 for evacuated children to still get an education. It was originally a Grammar school (1939-1968), then a Comprehensive school (1968-2012), and now it is a Academy (2012-present).
It was founded as a selective Grammar school in 1939, and so recently celebrated its 80th year. It had around 550 girls and boys in the 1960s.
It became an all-ability comprehensive school in 1968. In the early 1980s it had around 900 boys and girls.
In September 1998, nearby Sir John Newsom School was merged with Stanborough School and its pupils transferred across to Stanborough site.[1]
The school gained academy status in February 2012 with a specialism in Maths and Computing.[2] The school is now independent of local authority control and legally is a private company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House with registration number 07900439.[3]
Stanborough Sixth form is part of a wider consortium of many secondary schools in the area. Stanborough offers a range of subjects at A level on site. English, History, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, Psychology are just a few examples. Other schools aligned with the sixth form consortium include:
Stanborough School often achieves GCSE results above the national average, with 51% of pupils achieving the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths in 2012. Their A Level results are consistently one of the highest of maintained schools in Hertfordshire.