Hatfield Community Free School

Term dates

Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Hertfordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Hertfordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 37 families put this school as their first choice, and 46 places were offered. 37 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Junior Adventures Group @ Hatfield. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 11 March 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

406 (capacity 420)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

HATFIELD COMMUNITY FREE SCHOOL

Phone

01707276018

Address

Briars Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8ES

Website

hcfs.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports