OFSTED
8 November 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,241
1,241 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
557
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
684
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.7 pts
below England
School
16.6%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.4%
749
Any other White background
14.6%
181
African
4.3%
53
Indian
4.1%
51
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
37
Any other Asian background
2.5%
31
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
18.5%
230 of
1,241 pupils
2.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
below
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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.6
8.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.35 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
8.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
8.76%
Welwyn Hatfield
6.31%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.87 pts
higher than
England
School
25.69%
Welwyn Hatfield
16.06%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.51 pts
higher than
England
School
3.32%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.1%
3.7 pts
above England
Chancellor's School
96.1%
Welwyn Hatfield
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.