Batchwood School

State-Funded School

batchwood-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

St AlbansConstituency

AL3 5RPPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Batchwood School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 111 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 20 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 11.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 8.7%
EBacc average point score: 0.78

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

111

Total Pupils

64%Boys

36%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 111
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Mar 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.