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Hayesfield Girls School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath BA2 3LA · hayesfield.com · 01225 426151
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.55 mi
- 2.50 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · 5a: 80% of places, living within the Bath City Boundary · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,497
- 77 over 1,420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “5a: 80% of places, living within the Bath City Boundary” went to a home 1.55 mi (2.50 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 308 families put the school first and 234 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 234 | 308 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 262 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 235 | 283 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 218 | 284 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 216 | 270 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – 5a: 80% of places, living within the Bath City Boundary | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.55 mi2.50 km | |
| Year 7 – 5b: 20% of places, girls beyond the Bath City Boundary | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.31 mi6.93 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57, and 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57 | 46 | ||
| ▲60.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 68.9 | −3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 4.9 | +1 |
| Further education | 19.6 | +5.2 |
| Employment | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 students | B (38.9) | Average +0.04 | |
| 173 students | B (38.8) | Average +0.05 | |
| 61 students | Dist (33.5) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 143 | B- (36.9) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 137 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 131 | B (39.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 160 | C+ (32.5) | -0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 133 | C+ (34.3) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 114 | C+ (33.2) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 119 | C+ (33.4) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 41.9 | −4.5 |
| Further and other education | 8.7 | −1.3 |
| Further education | 7.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 32.5 | +3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Hayesfield Girls School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (335 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 335
- 23% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (15%) with SEND