Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolNicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School and Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School are secondary schools.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School was judged Outstanding and Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.9 for Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School and 56.4 for Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (58.6 in 2021-22, 51.9 in 2024-25) and has risen at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School (52.3 in 2021-22, 56.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HatfieldBishop's Hatfield Girls' School | St AlbansNicholas Breakspear Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100 | B78/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 20th of 81 in Hertfordshire | 11th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 942 | 1,097 | |
| Capacity | 1,003 | 1,056 | |
| Location | Hatfield, AL10 8NL | St Albans, AL4 0TT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.9 | 56.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.0% | 64.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.5% | 82.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.4% | 80.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.70 | 5.28 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 151 | 175 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 79 | 77 | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.3 Stronger figure | 37.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.7% Stronger figure | 13.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 942 | 1,097 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.8% | 12.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 23.7% | 32.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.5% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.9% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
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