Southfield School is a school located in Hatfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Website: www.southfield.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707276504
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela O'Rourke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130362

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 80
Number of Pupils: 80
Number of Boys: 59
Number of Girls: 21

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6.9 to 2.2
Writing
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -6.8 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -7.2 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
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 1,293 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 70 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW 		3out of 4 252 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hatfield Community Free School
Briars Lane , AL10 8ES 		4out of 4 287 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Countess Anne Church of England School
School Lane , AL10 8AX 		3out of 4 992 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
De Havilland Primary School
Travellers Lane , AL10 8TQ 		- not rated 1,152 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 4 107 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Onslow St Audreys School
Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB 		2out of 4 444 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 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Links Hatfield Academy
Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ 		- not rated 1,007 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB 		- not rated 1,414 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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