Hayesfield Girls School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Bath and North East Somerset
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LA
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,497
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
216 of 262 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
420
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 262 | 216 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 108 | 12 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 3 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 420 | 231 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 58 applications came from outside the council area (20 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Philip White
- Address
- Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LA
- Phone
- 01225426151
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Oldfield Park · Bath
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136966
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
1,497 pupils · 1,420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,169 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.76 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.86 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 171 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 222 | 32% | 62% | 82% | |
| English Language | 222 | 37% | 71% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 218 | 38% | 74% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 14% | 53% | 72% | |
| Geography | 134 | 50% | 75% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 124 | 56% | 91% | 97% | |
| French | 117 | 26% | 55% | 71% | |
| History | 106 | 42% | 75% | 83% | |
| Biology | 82 | 70% | 98% | 99% | |
| Physics | 79 | 57% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 79 | 59% | 99% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 51% | 78% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 49 | 0% | 16% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 48 | 13% | 35% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 47 | 13% | 21% | 38% | |
| Fine Art | 30 | 13% | 50% | 80% | |
| Sociology | 28 | 14% | 43% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 28 | 14% | 29% | 68% | |
| Biology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 64% | |
| History | 25 | 12% | 28% | 64% | |
| Textiles | 23 | 17% | 43% | 74% | |
| Economics | 17 | 0% | 24% | 76% | |
| English Language | 16 | 13% | 31% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 23% | 69% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12597: Hayesfield Girls School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 46% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.