Onslow St Audrey's School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Hatfield · AL10 8AB · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att836.6
- P8-0.4
- EM5+27%
- Absence12.0%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 137757
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Academy converter · Hatfield · AL10 8NL
Ages 11–18 · 942 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Attainment 8
56.7
Overall absence
7.5%
Admissions demand
1.50 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-01-25
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.38
−20+2
Attainment 856.7
English & maths grade 5+64%
English & maths grade 4+81%
EBacc entry54%
EBacc APS: 5.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.7%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 784
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.50 · Competitive
1st preferences
228
Places offered
154
1st-preference offers
132
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 543
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 154
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
942 pupils · 1,003 places
- Pupils on roll
- 942
- Boys / girls
- 12 / 930
- School capacity
- 1,003
- Capacity fill
- 942 / 1,003 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 20%
- FSM pupils
- 153
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Girls
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BISHOP'S HATFIELD GIRLS' SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- BISHOP'S HATFIELD GIRLS' SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Alf Wood
Location
- Address
- Woods Avenue
- Postcode
- AL10 8NL
- Town
- Hatfield
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 942 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 20%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Stanborough School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Welwyn Garden City · AL8 6YR · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att846.5
- P80.2
- EM5+48%
- Absence6.6%
2.2 miles away
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL4 0TT · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att854.4
- P80.8
- EM5+59%
- Absence5.1%
2.8 miles away
Chancellor's School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Hatfield · AL9 7BN · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att852.9
- P80.3
- EM5+57%
- Absence8.7%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Alf Wood
- Telephone
- 01707275331