Hatfield Community Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138201
- Address
- Briars Lane, AL10 8ES
- Website
- www.hcfs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 418 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 52.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 31.6%
Indian 17%
Other White 14.4%
Mixed 11%
African 9.1%
Pakistani 4.3%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other Black 2.4%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingBelow average-2.5
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Hatfield Community Free School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 25 35 |
| Year 1 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 2 | 59 36 23 |
| Year 3 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 4 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 5 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 6 | 59 36 23 |