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Hatfield Community Free School

Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 8ESPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 54 places
Ranking
#9,483
of 13,686 nationally

About Hatfield Community Free School

Hatfield Community Free School’s Key Stage 2 results sit noticeably below the Hertfordshire average for primary schools. While the local authority average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 64%, this school achieves 55%. That gap of nine percentage points places it 237th out of 401 primary schools in the county, and 26th out of 34 in the Welwyn Hatfield borough. The school’s ranking score of 55 puts it in the bottom half nationally, though it’s worth noting that the data comes from the 2023/24 academic year. On the positive side, individual subject scores are more mixed: 74% of pupils meet the expected standard in maths (above the national average of around 73%), and average scaled scores of 105 in maths and 106 in reading are solid. The proportion reaching the higher standard in reading (36%) and maths (31%) is respectable, but the combined figure for all three subjects at the higher level drops to just 5%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressBriars Lane, Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 8ES
HeadteacherVictoria Hobson
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils418
Free School Meals (FSM)22.5%
School Capacity418 / 420 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 1 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:25 – 15:05

Breakfast club

07:45-08:25

After-school care

15:05-18:00

Source: hcfs.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Hatfield Community Free School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.