OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
406
406 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
191
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
215
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.7 pts
below England
School
24.1%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
33.9 pts
above England
School
54.2%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.5%
132
Indian
17.5%
71
Any other White background
14.0%
57
African
7.6%
31
Pakistani
4.4%
18
Any other Asian background
4.2%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.5%
79 of
406 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
75.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
65.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
69.6%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
4.77%
Welwyn Hatfield
6.31%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.95 pts
lower than
England
School
12.87%
Welwyn Hatfield
16.06%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Welwyn Hatfield
1.94%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.7%
8.5 pts
above England
Hatfield Community Free School
96.7%
Welwyn Hatfield
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.