Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School

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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Woods Avenue

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AL10 8NL

Coordinates 51°45′32″N0°13′35″W / 51.7589°N 0.2263°W / 51.7589; -0.2263
Information
Type Academy
Established1960
Local authorityHertfordshire
SpecialistHumanities and English
Department for Education URN 137757 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherAlf Wood [1]
GenderGirls [1]
Age11to 18 [1]
Enrolment913As of 2023 [1]
Capacity1003 [1]
Colour(s)navy blue and honey yellow   
Website www.bishophatfield.herts.sch.uk

Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School is a girls' secondary academy school for years 7 to sixth form. It is located in Hatfield, Hertfordshire in Wood's Avenue and was founded in 1960 as a girls' grammar school.[ citation needed ] The headteacher is Alf Wood. [2] In the 2016 Ofsted report the school was judged outstanding. [3]

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References

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  2. Lewis, Alex. "Hatfield school enters new era thanks to ambitious building project". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. Ofsted (7 February 2019). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. Blake, Sam (2023). The Mystery of Four. Corvus. p. 314. ISBN   978-1-83895-299-0 . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. The Guardian, 21 April 2015