Schools in Hatfield

About schools in Hatfield

Most of the 19 schools listed in Hatfield are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

60%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

45.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Birchwood Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools11

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Birchwood Avenue Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Brookmans Park Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Countess Anne Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• De Havilland Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Green Lanes Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Hatfield Community Free School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Howe Dell Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Oak View Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• The Ryde School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  51.9

  Attainment 8
• Chancellor's School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  47.6

  Attainment 8
• Onslow St Audrey's School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  36.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Links Hatfield Academy

  Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

• Southfield School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

Independent schools1

• Queenswood School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

Other establishments1

• University of Hertfordshire

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Hatfield

How many schools are in Hatfield?

OfferDay lists 19 schools in Hatfield, including eleven primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Hatfield?

Every school in Hatfield is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Hatfield?

OfferDay ranks schools in Hatfield where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.