Links Hatfield Academy
Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8TJ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINKS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Allen
- Sponsor
- Links Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 52
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 147451
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707346170
About this school
Links Hatfield Academy is a special academy in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 16 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Links Hatfield Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 15 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southfield School0.6 miles
Special schools · Hatfield
-
University of Hertfordshire0.7 miles
Universities · Hatfield
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Links Academy2.9 miles
Academies · St Albans
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Lakeside School2.9 miles
Special schools · Welwyn Garden City
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James Marks Academy3.1 miles
Free Schools · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Hatfield
- Southfield School Special schools
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- 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
- Hatfield Community Free 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Links Hatfield Academy teach?
- Links Hatfield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Links Hatfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Links Hatfield Academy is Mr David Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Links Hatfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Links Hatfield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Links Hatfield Academy?
- Links Hatfield Academy has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Links Hatfield Academy full?
- Links Hatfield Academy has capacity for 52 pupils and 16 on roll (31%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Links Hatfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Links Hatfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Links Hatfield Academy?
- Links Hatfield Academy is part of LINKS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Links Hatfield Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Links Hatfield Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.