Hatfield Community Free School is a primary 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 21/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Briars Lane, Hatfield

School Information

Address: Briars Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8ES
Website: www.hcfs.org.uk/
Telephone: 01707276018
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Victoria Hobson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138201

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 407
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.3 to -2.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5 to -2.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.8 to -2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

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 1,198 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hatfield Community Free School
Briars Lane , AL10 8ES 		4out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN 		3out of 4 327 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW 		3out of 4 508 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Countess Anne Church of England School
School Lane , AL10 8AX 		3out of 4 1,071 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
De Havilland Primary School
Travellers Lane , AL10 8TQ 		- not rated 1,255 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 4 199 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Onslow St Audreys School
Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB 		2out of 4 645 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 4 287 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Links Hatfield Academy
Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ 		- not rated 1,138 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB 		- not rated 1,251 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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