Sir John Lawes School

School Name: Sir John Lawes School
Address: Manland Way
Town/City: Harpenden
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: AL5 4QP
Telephone Number: 01582 760043
Website: http://www.sjl.herts.sch.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Scholars' Education Trust
Sponsor: Scholars' Education Trust

Headteacher: Mr Philip Newbery
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1373 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 114% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 9.7%

URN: 137270
DfE Number: 919/4028
UKPRN: 10034783
UPRN: 100081155505
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: St Albans (E07000240)
Constituency: Harpenden and Berkhamsted (E14001268)
Electoral Ward: Harpenden East (E05013952)

Easting & Northing: 514095E, 215076N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 49' 23.89" N 0° 20' 44.92" W
Plus Code: 9C3XRMF3+8M

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1. Manland Primary School (0.2km)
2. St George's School (0.5km)
3. Batford Nursery School (0.7km)
4. Sauncey Wood Primary School (0.8km)
5. Crabtree Junior School (0.8km)
6. Crabtree Infants' School (0.9km)
7. The Lea Primary School and Nursery (0.9km)
8. Harpenden Academy (0.9km)
9. Katherine Warington School (0.9km)
10. St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School (1.1km)

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