Dame Alice Owen's School is a secondary school located in Potters Bar. 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 07/05/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Website: http://www.damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707643441
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Hannah Nemko
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136554

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/05/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1416
Number of Pupils: 1449
Number of Boys: 703
Number of Girls: 746

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.65 Confidence interval 0.47 to 0.83
Of the 221 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 194 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:78%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:86%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:72
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.87
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
Baker Street , EN6 2ES 		3out of 4 654 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Wroxham School
Wroxham Gardens , EN6 3DJ 		4out of 4 1,164 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cranborne Primary School
Laurel Fields , EN6 2BA 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Giles' CofE Primary School
Blanche Lane , South Mimms EN6 3PE 		3out of 4 1,912 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School
Watkins Rise , EN6 1QB 		3out of 4 2,179 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dame Alice Owen's School
Dugdale Hill Lane , EN6 2DU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mount Grace School
Church Road , EN6 1EZ 		2out of 4 2,320 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mews
Wem Lane , Wem SY4 5RT 		- not rated 1,384 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fenton Grange School
Broad Lane , Church Fenton LS24 9ST 		- not rated 1,384 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
C/O Lufton College , Lufton Way BA22 8ST 		- not rated 1,384 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridge School
Astbury Lane , Chelmarsh WV16 6AX 		- not rated 1,384 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Chase House School
C/O Cambian Education , 5th Floor Metropolitan House EN6 1AG 		- not rated 1,384 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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