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Hatfield Community Free School

Free schools · Hatfield · AL10 8ES

Ages 4–11 · 406 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

5.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
375

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

406 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
406
Boys / girls
215 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
406 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
24.1%
FSM pupils
98
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL
Academy trust
HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Hobson

Location

Address
Briars Lane
Postcode
AL10 8ES
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.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 406 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.1%.

Open schools in Hatfield
19
Primary schools in Hatfield
11
Academies among open schools in Hatfield
32% (6)
Open schools in AL10
14
Primary in AL10
8
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM24.9%

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    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM34.3%

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  • Birchwood Avenue Primary School

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    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM33.7%

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    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM15.3%

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    • KS266%
    • Absence6.1%
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  • Green Lanes Primary School

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    • KS257%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM12.1%

    1.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Hobson
Telephone
01707276018
Website
www.hcfs.org.uk/

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