OFSTED
13 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
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
787
787 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
314
39.9% of pupils
Male pupils
473
60.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
above England
School
31.5%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.8 pts
above England
School
34.1%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
44.1%
347
African
17.0%
134
Any other White background
13.7%
108
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
32
Any other Asian background
3.2%
25
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
25
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
19.2%
151 of
787 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 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
36.6
2.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.36 · 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
11.83%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.61 pts
higher than
England
School
11.83%
Welwyn Hatfield
6.31%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.82 pts
higher than
England
School
38.63%
Welwyn Hatfield
16.06%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.03 pts
higher than
England
School
5.84%
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
104.9%
12.6 pts
above England
Onslow St Audrey's School
104.9%
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.