Dame Alice Owen's SchoolChancellor's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Dame Alice Owen's School and Chancellor's School are secondary schools.
Dame Alice Owen's School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Chancellor's School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dame Alice Owen's School is ahead on our composite score.
Dame Alice Owen's School was judged Outstanding and Chancellor's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 72.9 for Dame Alice Owen's School and 47.6 for Chancellor's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Dame Alice Owen's School (75.8 in 2021-22, 72.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Chancellor's School (56.1 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Potters BarDame Alice Owen's School | HatfieldChancellor's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A87/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 40th 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 | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,468 | 1,253 | |
| Capacity | 1,416 | 1,292 | |
| Location | Potters Bar, EN6 2DU | Hatfield, AL9 7BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 72.9 Stronger figure | 47.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 87.5% Stronger figure | 47.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 94.5% Stronger figure | 69.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.5% Stronger figure | 68.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.96 Stronger figure | 4.41 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 200 | 205 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 222 | 95 | |
| A-level average points | 48.1 Stronger figure | 36.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 48.1 Stronger figure | 37.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 50.9% Stronger figure | 11.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,468 | 1,253 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.8% | 17.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 18.4% | |
| SEN support | 9.9% | 12.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.0% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 25.7% | 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.
Dame Alice Owen's School
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