Countess Anne Church of England School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Countess Anne Church of England School is a primary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Countess Anne Church of England 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
Reception 2026	Not published
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

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

What the figures show

At 2.1 first choices per offer for Reception 2026, demand was the highest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools.
There were 63 first-choice applications for 30 Reception 2026 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 33 first-choice families (52%) were not offered a place.
Its latest Ofsted outcome, Standards maintained (29 January 2025), follows a previous graded outcome of Outstanding (15 October 2019).
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: School Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8AX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 209 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.5

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at this very happy school.”
“The school is determined that all pupils are the best that they can be.”
“Staff ensure that pupils are safe and able to focus fully on their learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	64%	62%

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

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 63 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Birchwood Avenue Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
The Ryde School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hatfield Community Free School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Oak View Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Green Lanes Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
De Havilland Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Howe Dell Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published