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Hatfield Community Free School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Victoria Hobson (Principal)

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

416

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Hatfield Community Free School is a Free schools primary school in Hatfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hatfield Community Free School is a free schools in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL. The school has approximately 406 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #239 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #10,189 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing62% LA 70%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading72% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading92% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.3

0.4 to 3.7

-2.5

Write

LA -0.4

-4.1 to -1.0

1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.1

-5.3 to -2.1

-3.5

Write

LA -0.5

-5.0 to -2.1

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.8 to -2.0

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#10,189 / 14,159	#239	#9,473	#1
2024	#10,080 / 14,233	#253	#9,226	#1
2023	#3,228 / 13,940	#80	#3,332	#6,217
2019	#9,225 / 11,810	#222	#6,953	#11,383

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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20 May 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2025-03-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2014-05-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 418 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	418	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	415	6	1.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	416	6	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	417	4	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	415	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	408	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	414	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	410	3	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	407	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	405	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	418	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	411	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	413	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	415	3	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	416	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	298	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	300	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils