Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 7 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
- 949 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.8%
- Girls
- 99.2%
- First language not English
- 24%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 50.3%
African 11.1%
Mixed 10.7%
Other White 8.6%
Indian 5.9%
Other Asian 3.8%
Pakistani 2.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Other 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.3
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.06
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 152
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 0 154 |
| Year 8 | 154 0 154 |
| Year 9 | 155 0 155 |
| Year 10 | 152 0 152 |
| Year 11 | 151 0 151 |
| Year 12 | 92 5 87 |
| Year 13 | 90 3 87 |
| Year 14 | 1 0 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 26.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 1.7% |