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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | Oak View Primary and Nursery School | Southfield School | St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | Oak View Primary and Nursery School | Southfield School | St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Hatfield, AL10 8NL | Hatfield, AL10 8NW | Hatfield, AL10 8NN | Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community school | Community special school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | — | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 3–11 | 4–11 | 3–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Girls | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Outstanding | School remains Good | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 56.7 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 64% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 81% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 54% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 57% | 0% | 61% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.7% | 17.4% | 27.7% | 11.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.2% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.50 (Competitive) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.86 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 228 | 35 | — | 51 |
| Places offereddiffers | 154 | 42 | — | 60 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 942 | 395 | 108 | 438 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 942 / 1,003 (94%) | 395 / 446 (89%) | 108 / 100 (108%) | 438 / 469 (93%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 20% | 24.9% | 48.1% | 25.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Headteacher Alf Wood | Mr Neil Richardson | Mrs Angela O'Rourke | Mrs Mairead Waugh |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: BISHOP'S HATFIELD GIRLS' SCHOOL | Community school | Community special school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | BISHOP'S HATFIELD GIRLS' SCHOOL | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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