Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolStanborough School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School and Stanborough School are secondary schools.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Stanborough School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School was judged Outstanding and Stanborough School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.5 for Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School and 49.3 for Stanborough School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (58.6 in 2021-22, 54.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Stanborough School (50.2 in 2021-22, 49.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HatfieldBishop's Hatfield Girls' School | Welwyn Garden CityStanborough School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 24th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 36th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 942 | 1,287 | |
| Capacity | 1,003 | 1,419 | |
| Location | Hatfield, AL10 8NL | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.5 Stronger figure | 49.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.7% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.9% Stronger figure | 74.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 154 | 208 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 79 | 90 | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 36.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.3 Stronger figure | 37.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.7% | 19.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 942 | 1,261 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.8% | 20.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 23.7% | 17.8% | |
| SEN support | 8.5% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.9% | 11.9% 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
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