Hayesfield Girls SchoolBeechen Cliff School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bath.

Summary of the comparison

Hayesfield Girls School and Beechen Cliff School are secondary schools in Bath.

  • Hayesfield Girls School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Beechen Cliff School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hayesfield Girls School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hayesfield Girls School was judged Good and Beechen Cliff School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.0 for Hayesfield Girls School and 55.0 for Beechen Cliff School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hayesfield Girls School (62.6 in 2021-22, 57.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beechen Cliff School (57.9 in 2021-22, 55.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hayesfield Girls School versus Beechen Cliff School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BathHayesfield Girls SchoolBathBeechen Cliff SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC69/100
Local ranking1st of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure2nd of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Boys
Pupils on roll1,528 1,224
Capacity1,420 1,055
LocationBath, BA2 3LA Bath, BA2 4RE
GCSE results
Attainment 857.0 Stronger figure55.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths60.0% 64.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths79.6% Stronger figure79.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc67.6% Stronger figure67.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.21 Stronger figure5.18 4.09
Cohort225 175
A-level results
A-level entries171 176
A-level average points38.9 39.1 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeB B
Best 3 A-levels points40.2 Stronger figure38.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects18.1% 21.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,528 1,224
Free school meals (ever 6)13.0% 11.5%
English as an additional language8.1% 6.5%
SEN support10.7% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% 6.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.0% 15.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Hayesfield Girls School

Beechen Cliff School

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