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EnglandEast of EnglandWelwyn HatfieldAL10 8ESHatfield Community Free School
Primary

Hatfield Community Free School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Hatfield · AL10 8ES www.hcfs.org.uk/

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 20/05/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Hatfield Community Free School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
+2pp
71%63%55%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
10%
+5pp
10%6%2%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
53%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Briars Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8ES
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%10%80%32%62%12%75%37%93%80%106.0105.0107.021%418
2023/2455%5%72%36%64%7%74%31%79%78%106.0105.0107.015%418
2022/2371%2%92%44%75%3%86%31%86%88%108.0107.0109.0+2.10-2.50+1.4012%416
2018/1964%7%76%22%81%12%72%29%86%76%104.0104.0106.0-3.70-3.50-3.406%415
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published5%358
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published9%300

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541823.821%53%23%5%13%
2023/2441822.715%49%23%5%14%
2022/2341620.812%44%25%6%13%
2021/2241218.214%42%26%7%18%
2020/2140720.416%39%25%
2018/1941523.06%34%20%3%6%
2017/1835822.35%33%19%3%6%
2016/1730018.89%35%18%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.