Hatfield Community Free School
Briars Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL
- Principal
- Mrs Victoria Hobson
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 138201
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707276018
About this school
Hatfield Community Free School is a primary academy in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hatfield Community Free School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 55% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 74% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hatfield Community Free School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hatfield Community Free School compares
Hatfield Community Free School ranked 237th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.8% | 23% | 406 | — |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | 42% | 3.7% | 25.1% | 438 | 0.2 miles |
| Oak View Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 5.2% | 27.1% | 395 | 0.3 miles |
| Countess Anne Church of England School | 64% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| De Havilland Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 36.7% | 425 | 0.7 miles |
| Birchwood Avenue Primary School | 38% | 6% | 34.2% | 202 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.97%
- English as an additional language
- 52.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 12.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Oak View Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Countess Anne Church of England School0.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
De Havilland Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Birchwood Avenue Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hatfield
Other schools in Hatfield
Hatfield Community Free School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Hatfield.
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School Primary
- Brookmans Park Primary School Primary
- Countess Anne Church of England School Primary
- De Havilland Primary School Primary
- Green Lanes Primary School Primary
- Howe Dell Primary School Primary
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Primary
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ryde School Primary
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hatfield Community Free School teach?
- Hatfield Community Free School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the principal of Hatfield Community Free School?
- The principal of Hatfield Community Free School is Mrs Victoria Hobson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hatfield Community Free School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hatfield Community Free School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hatfield Community Free School?
- Hatfield Community Free School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hatfield Community Free School full?
- Hatfield Community Free School has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hatfield Community Free School a faith school?
- No. Hatfield Community Free School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hatfield Community Free School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hatfield Community Free School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hatfield Community Free School part of an academy trust?
- Hatfield Community Free School is part of HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hatfield Community Free School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hatfield Community Free School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Hatfield Community Free School ranked 237th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hatfield Community Free School's absence rate?
- Hatfield Community Free School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hatfield Community Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hatfield Community Free School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.