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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 September 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Chancellor's School, URN 117591
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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 entry636 applications · 206 places offered · 222 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.2; as the previous school
- 2018 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
- 2017 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
- 2016 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.4; as the previous school
- 2015 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
- 2014 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Chancellor's School (URN 117591), the previous school.
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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 | 206 | 636 | 3.1 | 222 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2025 | 202 | 669 | 3.3 | 236 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 202 | 710 | 3.5 | 243 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 204 | 662 | 3.3 | 246 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2022 | 204 | 659 | 3.2 | 238 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 | 204 | 665 | 3.3 | 209 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 209 | 697 | 3.3 | 215 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 * | 209 | 718 | 3.4 | 203 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 177 | 591 | 3.3 | 188 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2017 * | 179 | 637 | 3.6 | 193 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 * | 179 | 588 | 3.3 | 194 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2015 * | 180 | 588 | 3.3 | 168 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 177 | 650 | 3.7 | 189 | 1.07 |
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.) | 202 | 51.0 | 52% | 72% | – |
| 2024/25 | 205 | 47.6 | 47% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 205 | 52.9 | 57% | 72% | +0.35 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | 54.0 | 59% | 80% | +0.34 |
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
- Chancellor's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.1applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · HertfordshireRequires improvement20221.0applications per place
- 4.4 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20234.0applications per place 73.6Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · HertfordshireGood20231.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · HertfordshireRemains Outstanding20223.0applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · HertfordshireGood20233.2applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20233.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · BarnetGood20224.4applications per place 61.0Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · Barnet20264.0applications per place 87.1Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 147246 · 919/5419
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,292 pupils · 1,241 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2019
- Replaced
- Chancellor's School (URN 117591)
- Address
- Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7BN
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources