Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School is a secondary school located in Hatfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/02/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NL
Website: http://www.bishophatfield.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01707275331
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Alf Wood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137757

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1003
Number of Pupils: 888
Number of Boys: 2
Number of Girls: 886

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.43 Confidence interval 0.2 to 0.66
Of the 124 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 117 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:70%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:61%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.35
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchwood Nursery School
Birchway , Crawford Road AL10 0PD 		4out of 4 1,209 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN 		3out of 4 170 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hatfield Community Free School
Briars Lane , AL10 8ES 		4out of 4 199 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW 		3out of 4 357 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Countess Anne Church of England School
School Lane , AL10 8AX 		3out of 4 961 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
De Havilland Primary School
Travellers Lane , AL10 8TQ 		- not rated 1,227 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Onslow St Audreys School
Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB 		2out of 4 465 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southfield School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN 		3out of 4 107 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Links Hatfield Academy
Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ 		- not rated 1,089 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB 		- not rated 1,396 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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