Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, Hatfield

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Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.4, against 56.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 205 families put Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School as their first choice and 452 named it as one of their preferences, for 150 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 79 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School are Onslow St Audrey's School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.1); Stanborough School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.3); Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School (2.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55); and Chancellor's School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51).

Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 94 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 36% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 94 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 23 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Philip Howard School (near), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 393 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School issued 48 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School are St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Hatfield Community Free School (0.1 miles), Oak View Primary and Nursery School (0.2 miles) and Countess Anne Church of England School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.