Knightsfield School

State-Funded School

knightsfield-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Welwyn HatfieldConstituency

AL8 7LWPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Knightsfield School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 65 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 17.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 10%
EBacc average point score: 1.28

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

26%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

11%

Pupils

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 65
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Feb 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.