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Ofsted: Requires improvement
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- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Dame Alice Owen's School
Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Local ranking1st of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1416
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 5 December 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 73.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 91.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 95.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 197
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 97.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
A-
Avg A-Level Grade
48.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
48.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
222
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 50.9% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 460
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1468
- Boys
- 719 (49%)
- Girls
- 748 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1416 (104% full)
- SEND
- 12.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 4.8%
- EAL
- 7.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 9.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 94.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,110/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
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- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 39.9%
- Asian Indian: 13.3%
- White Other: 11.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 6.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.6%
- Asian Chinese: 5.4%
- Asian Other: 4.5%
- Other: 3.3%
39.9%
White British
13.3%
Asian Indian
11.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Dugdale Hill Lane
Potters Bar, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136554
- UKPRN
- 10033278
- Establishment No.
- 5407
- Trust
- DAME ALICE OWEN'S SCHOOL
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