Schools in Hatfield
Hatfield is a post-war new town in Hertfordshire with 19 state schools, including 11 primaries spread across distinct residential 'neighbourhoods' built around the de Havilland aircraft works. Hertfordshire County Council coordinates admissions and defines linked junior schools for infant-to-junior transfers specific to the new-town layout.
Three secondary schools serve Hatfield, and Hertfordshire applies a feeder-school preference at the most popular ones. The town's proximity to Welwyn Garden City means some families consider cross-town secondary applications - check Hertfordshire's annual secondary transfer guide for current feeder-school and distance data.
School demand in Hatfield
Across the 17 schools in Hatfield with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Hatfield have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Hatfield are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Hatfield have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Hatfield: 1 oversubscribed (11)
Green Lanes Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hatfield · AL10 9JY
Howe Dell Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hatfield · AL10 9AH
The Ryde School
Primary · Community school
Hatfield · AL9 5DR
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hatfield · AL10 8NN
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hatfield · AL9 7NE
Brookmans Park Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Hatfield · AL9 7QY
Birchwood Avenue Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hatfield · AL10 0PS
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Hatfield · AL10 8NW
Hatfield Community Free School
Primary · Free schools
Hatfield · AL10 8ES
Countess Anne Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Hatfield · AL10 8AX
De Havilland Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hatfield · AL10 8TQ
Secondary Schools in Hatfield (3)
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Secondary · Academy converter
Hatfield · AL10 8NL
Chancellor's School
Secondary · Academy converter
Hatfield · AL9 7BN
Onslow St Audrey's School
Secondary · Academy converter
Hatfield · AL10 8AB
Other Schools in Hatfield (5)
Birchwood Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Hatfield · AL10 0PD
Queenswood School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Hatfield · AL9 6NS
Southfield School
Not applicable · Community special school
Hatfield · AL10 8NN
University of Hertfordshire
Not applicable · Higher education institutions
Hatfield · AL10 9AB
Links Hatfield Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Hatfield · AL10 8TJ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hatfield are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.