Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Countess Anne Church of England School

5–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140238URN

School Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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127 applications for 30 places · 24th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 15 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

29 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 October 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 30 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	30	127	4.2	63	2.10
Sep 2025	28	113	4.0	48	1.71
Sep 2024	30	127	4.2	46	1.53
Sep 2023	30	129	4.3	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	112	3.7	45	1.50
Sep 2021	30	116	3.9	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	113	3.8	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	93	3.1	24	0.80
Sep 2018	30	86	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	98	3.3	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	99	3.3	29	0.97
Sep 2015	29	89	3.1	32	1.10
Sep 2014	30	107	3.6	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 96% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%177th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	0%	104	105
2023/24	73%	13%	108	108
2022/23	68%	13%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Countess Anne Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Birchwood Avenue Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
The Ryde School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Community Free School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Green Lanes Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
De Havilland Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Howe Dell Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140238 · 919/3406
Trust: Countess Anne Church of England School
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Countess Anne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Hatfield (URN 117482)
Address: School Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8AX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources