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Onslow St Audrey's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Old Rectory Drive, Hatfield AL10 8AB · onslow.herts.sch.uk · 01707 264228
On the mapSearch near AL10 8AB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 5.35 mi
- 8.61 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In Priority Area, Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 787
- 37 over 750 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “In Priority Area, Not Nearest School” went to a home 5.35 mi (8.61 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% 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 | 159 | 77 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 72 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 83 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 95 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 118 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.35 mi8.61 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
| September 2024 | 5.52 mi8.89 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place (38 children with no preference met were placed there).
Every applicant was offered a place (78 children with no preference met were placed there).
Every applicant was offered a place (50 children with no preference met were placed there).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.6, and 24.1% 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 C (29.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137792)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.1 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 58.1 | +4.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 students | C (29.4) | Average -0.09 | |
| 19 students | C (29.3) | Average -0.12 | |
| 18 students | Merit+ (26.7) | Average -0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 28 | C- (26.2) | -0.50 |
| 2022/23 | 48 | C (29.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 35 | C+ (32.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 25 | C (30.1) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 19 | C+ (32.3) | -0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 40 | D (20.9) | -0.72 |
| 2015/16 | 30 | C- (26.1) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.4 | +14.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 15.6 | −11.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 9.4 | +7.4 |
Ofsted
Onslow St Audrey's School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137792), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137792)
Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137792)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137792)
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 64
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (34%) with SEND