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Simon Balle All-through School
It is a privilege to welcome you to Simon Balle All-through School. Our website is intended to be a window into the highest quality of education that we offer here, and to give you a sense of who we are and our shared vision and values.
We are proud of our all-through school: one school for students from the age of four all the way to eighteen. We are known for our high expectations, first class education and our innovative approach. Our curriculum is broad, and its progressive and sequential nature in every subject ensures that children are inspired and can successfully journey through fourteen years of learning with us. We believe that there is no tension between this academic ambition for all and a holistic education which supports every young person to develop their character and sense of self.
Simon Balle All-Through School
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Simon Balle School
6 hours ago
YEAR 7 TRANSITION
We are delighted to welcome our new Year 7 families to the Simon Balle secondary phase. A detailed communication has now been sent to families with important information about the next steps as your child begins their transition to our school community.
As part of ...this process, families will receive login details via email (from Applicaa) for our online registration system, Admissions+. This system allows you to confirm and update your contact details, review information shared by Hertfordshire Admissions, and add any additional information required for your child’s place. Please ensure that all sections are completed as soon as possible and no later than Friday 1st May 2026, as this is an essential step in confirming and preparing for your child’s start at Simon Balle.
#simonballeallthroughschool #simonballe #simonballeschool
Simon Balle
6 hours ago
YEAR 7 TRANSITION
We are delighted to welcome our new Year 7 families to the Simon Balle secondary phase. A detailed communication has now been sent to families with important information about the next steps as your child begins their transition to our school community.
As part of ...this process, families will receive login details via email (from Applicaa) for our online registration system, Admissions+. This system allows you to confirm and update your contact details, review information shared by Hertfordshire Admissions, and add any additional information required for your child’s place. Please ensure that all sections are completed as soon as possible and no later than Friday 1st May 2026, as this is an essential step in confirming and preparing for your child’s start at Simon Balle.
#simonballeallthroughschool #simonballe #simonballeschool
Simon Balle School
9 hours ago
SIXTH FORM - WORK EXPERIENCE
This week, our Year 12 students at Simon Balle All-through School begin their work experience placements across the country.
These placements provide an important opportunity for our Sixth Form students to gain real-world experience, develop their interests... and passions, and explore potential routes for their next steps beyond school.
Students have secured a wide range of fantastic placements spanning Business, Finance, Engineering, Education, Sport, Healthcare, Property and Architecture, Law, and the Creative Industries. We are incredibly proud of the initiative they have shown in arranging these opportunities and embracing the chance to learn from professionals in their chosen fields.
We wish all of our students the very best of luck for the week ahead and hope they gain valuable insight and inspiration from their experiences. We look forward to hearing all about their placements when they return to school next week.
#simonballeallthroughschool #simonballesixthform #workexperience
Simon Balle
9 hours ago
SIXTH FORM - WORK EXPERIENCE
This week, our Year 12 students at Simon Balle All-through School begin their work experience placements across the country.
These placements provide an important opportunity for our Sixth Form students to gain real-world experience, develop their interests... and passions, and explore potential routes for their next steps beyond school.
Students have secured a wide range of fantastic placements spanning Business, Finance, Engineering, Education, Sport, Healthcare, Property and Architecture, Law, and the Creative Industries. We are incredibly proud of the initiative they have shown in arranging these opportunities and embracing the chance to learn from professionals in their chosen fields.
We wish all of our students the very best of luck for the week ahead and hope they gain valuable insight and inspiration from their experiences. We look forward to hearing all about their placements when they return to school next week.
#simonballeallthroughschool #simonballesixthform #workexperience
Simon Balle School
3 days ago
BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK
As part of British Science week, students got to explore their curiosity for the subject by carrying out rat dissections with Mrs Sparks on Wednesday and observing a series of exciting demonstrations by Mrs Priestnall on Thursday.
We figured you might prefer to ...look at bright colours and explosions from Mrs Priestnall session on Thursday than the rat dissections. The pictures you see are examples of a thermite displacement reaction to produce pure iron from iron oxide using aluminium, the combustion of hydrogen filled balloons with different metal ion solutions to give the bright colours and a very impressive elephant's toothpaste which got stuck on the ceiling.
Students really enjoyed the experience and a big thank you to the science teachers who led the sessions this week.
#simonballeallthroughschool #simonballe #simonballeschool
Simon Balle
3 days ago
BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK
As part of British Science week, students got to explore their curiosity for the subject by carrying out rat dissections with Mrs Sparks on Wednesday and observing a series of exciting demonstrations by Mrs Priestnall on Thursday.
We figured you might prefer to ...look at bright colours and explosions from Mrs Priestnall session on Thursday than the rat dissections. The pictures you see are examples of a thermite displacement reaction to produce pure iron from iron oxide using aluminium, the combustion of hydrogen filled balloons with different metal ion solutions to give the bright colours and a very impressive elephant's toothpaste which got stuck on the ceiling.
Students really enjoyed the experience and a big thank you to the science teachers who led the sessions this week.
#simonballeallthroughschool #simonballe #simonballeschool