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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Woods Avenue, Hatfield AL10 8NL · bishophatfield.herts.sch.uk · 01707 275331
On the mapSearch near AL10 8NL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 942
- 94% of 1,003 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 24.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 205 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 61% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 150 | 205 | 1.4▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 223 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 154 | 228 | 1.5▲ | 58% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 183 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 198 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.9, and 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 67.1 | +3.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −2.1 |
| Further education | 21.5 | −5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 students | B- (37.9) | Average +0.11 | |
| 79 students | B- (37.9) | Average +0.10 | |
| 25 students | Merit+ (28.9) | Average -0.25 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 88 | B (39.2) | +0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 95 | B (39.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 64 | B+ (42.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 66 | B- (35.6) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 65 | C+ (32.6) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 61 | C+ (34.1) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 61 | C+ (34.4) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.8 | +4.7 |
| Further and other education | 5.3 | +3.8 |
| Further education | 4.3 | — |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −4 |
| Employment | 18.1 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (174 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 174
- 19% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (17%) with SEND