Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137757
- Address
- Woods Avenue, AL10 8NL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 942 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.6%
- Girls
- 99.4%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.5%
White British 50.7%
African 10.9%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 9.6%
Indian 6.1%
Other Asian 3.4%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Other Black 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.9
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.7
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 145 |
Admissions
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 0 155 |
| Year 8 | 153 0 153 |
| Year 9 | 154 0 154 |
| Year 10 | 152 0 152 |
| Year 11 | 152 0 152 |
| Year 12 | 87 2 85 |
| Year 13 | 88 4 84 |
| Year 14 | 1 0 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 72.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 2.4% |