Hayesfield Girls School, Bath

In its own words: "Hayesfield provides an inspirational environment in which girls flourish. Here, all girls experience a strong sense of belonging, enjoy freedom from stereotyping and grow limitless aspirations. The wealth of opportunities available, both in and out of the classroom, ensure that all Hayesfield girls develop the self-confidence, resilience and moral courage needed when achieving ambitions."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Achieving ambitions is fundamental to everything we do day to day. Through high aspirations and opportunities for all, enables all our pupils to achieve the maximum in their learning and become a confident, successful member of our community."

On phones, the school says: "We will provide a secure pouch to every student and they will be expected to place their switched off phone along with any smart watches into the pouch in Tutor Time and lock it shut."

In 2026, pupils at Hayesfield Girls School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Bath and North East Somerset and 47 across England.

67% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Bath and North East Somerset and 47% in England.

That is up from 57 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.76: pupils made well 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 44.7, against 62.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 308 families put Hayesfield Girls School as their first choice and 479 named it as one of their preferences, for 234 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 81 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hayesfield Girls School are Beechen Cliff School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.4); Saint Gregory's Catholic College (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3); St Mark's CofE School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); and Oldfield School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9).

Hayesfield Girls School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Hayesfield Girls School is one of 44 schools run by Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 225 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college and 2% into work.

Of the 160 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 33% into work. 32% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 183 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 40 (2.7%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hayesfield School (w-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hayesfield Girls School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 616 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hayesfield Girls School issued 77 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hayesfield Girls School are St John's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Oldfield Park Infant School (0.4 miles), Moorlands Infant School (0.5 miles) and Oldfield Park Junior School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.