Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

0.76 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.62

1.01

0.75

0.72

1.01

0.77

0.78

0.76

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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School is a secondary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 December 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	0.76 mi
Year 7 2025	0.78 mi
Year 7 2024	0.77 mi
Year 7 2023	1.01 mi
Year 7 2022	0.72 mi
Year 7 2021	0.75 mi
Year 7 2020	1.01 mi
Year 7 2019	0.62 mi
Year 7 2018	1.05 mi
Year 7 2017	1.06 mi
Year 7 2016	1.13 mi
Year 7 2015	1.19 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last distance offered for Year 7 2026 was 0.76 miles, the 4th shortest of the 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
That Year 7 2026 distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2015, after sharp swings between some years, the biggest from 2019 to 2020.
For Year 7 2026 there were 205 first-choice applications for 150 offers; 126 offers went to first-choice families and 79 first-choice families (39%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was B- (England B-).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NL
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 942 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding Inspected 7 December 2022

Strengths

“Pupils love attending Bishop’s Hatfield and are proud to be part of the inclusive and respectful community.”
“Bullying is very rare, and dealt with effectively by staff if it happens.”
“Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	55%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	51.9	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 205 first-preference applications, 150 offers in total, 126 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Onslow St Audrey's School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Stanborough School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Chancellor's School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Beaumont School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Sandringham School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Ridgeway Academy 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Verulam School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published