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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 9 February 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry452 applications · 150 places offered · 205 named it first
- 2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 150 | 452 | 3.0 | 205 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2025 | 149 | 495 | 3.3 | 223 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2024 | 154 | 543 | 3.5 | 228 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2023 | 155 | 488 | 3.2 | 183 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2022 | 149 | 507 | 3.4 | 198 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2021 | 151 | 522 | 3.5 | 206 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2020 | 149 | 532 | 3.6 | 231 | 1.55 |
| Sep 2019 | 152 | 587 | 3.9 | 233 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2018 | 147 | 512 | 3.5 | 202 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2017 | 150 | 504 | 3.4 | 161 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 149 | 403 | 2.7 | 131 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 | 150 | 367 | 2.5 | 95 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2014 | 124 | 403 | 3.3 | 100 | 0.81 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 154 | 54.5 | 60% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 151 | 51.9 | 55% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 149 | 56.7 | 64% | 81% | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 144 | 56.3 | 57% | 76% | +0.80 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20223.0applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · HertfordshireGood20231.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · HertfordshireGood20233.2applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20233.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20233.1applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20255.0applications per place 63.0Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.3applications per place 65.7Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 6.2 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20242.4applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137757 · 919/4099
- Trust
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,003 pupils · 942 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2012
- Replaced
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (URN 117527)
- Address
- Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources