Onslow St Audrey's School
Old Rectory Drive, Hatfield, AL10 8AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Jones
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 787
- URN
- 147535
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707264228
About this school
Onslow St Audrey's School is a secondary academy in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 787 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 136 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | 36.6 | 36.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.72 to -0.20 | -0.36 -0.62 to -0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 27.2% | 24.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 48.5% | 44.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 30.1% | 31.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Onslow St Audrey's 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 | 35.8 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.6 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 824 |
| 2023/24 | 792 |
| 2024/25 | 807 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Onslow St Audrey's School compares
Onslow St Audrey's School ranked 74th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.6 | 11.8% | 35.5% | 787 | — |
| Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | 51.9 | 8% | 18.8% | 942 | 0.3 miles |
| Stanborough School | 47.9 | 5.5% | 20% | 1,287 | 2.1 miles |
| Chancellor's School | 47.6 | 8.8% | 17.9% | 1,241 | 2.8 miles |
| Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School | 56.4 | 4.7% | 12.1% | 1,134 | 3.0 miles |
| Beaumont School | 62.6 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 1,722 | 3.4 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)
- 35.48%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.83%
- Persistent absence
- 38.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School0.3 miles
Secondary · Hatfield
-
Stanborough School2.1 miles
Secondary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Chancellor's School2.8 miles
Secondary · Hatfield
-
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School3.0 miles
Secondary · St Albans
-
Beaumont School3.4 miles
Secondary · St Albans
Other schools in Hatfield
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
- Chancellor's School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Onslow St Audrey's School teach?
- Onslow St Audrey's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Onslow St Audrey's School?
- The headteacher of Onslow St Audrey's School is Mrs Julie Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Onslow St Audrey's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Onslow St Audrey's 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 big is Onslow St Audrey's School?
- Onslow St Audrey's School has 787 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Onslow St Audrey's School full?
- Onslow St Audrey's School has capacity for 750 pupils and 787 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Onslow St Audrey's School a faith school?
- No. Onslow St Audrey's School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Onslow St Audrey's School?
- Onslow St Audrey's School is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Onslow St Audrey's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.8 in 2022/23 and 36.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Onslow St Audrey's School rank locally?
- Onslow St Audrey's School ranked 74th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Onslow St Audrey's School's absence rate?
- Onslow St Audrey's School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Onslow St Audrey's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Onslow St Audrey's 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 10 July 2026.