Links Hatfield Academy
Links Hatfield Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Hatfield for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 16 pupils and room for 52. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8TJ01707 346170linksacademyhatfield.co.ukMr David Allen headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (12).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 20 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 47% | 71% | 69% | 42% | 25% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 87% | 86% | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 50% | 50% |
| Education | 33% | 50% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 17% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 42% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland Primary School | Academy | 160 m | 425 | Good 2023 | 55 | Compare |
| Oak View Primary and Nursery School | Council | 740 m | 395 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 860 m | 438 | Good 2024 | 37 | Compare |
| Southfield School | Council | 920 m | 108 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | Academy | 1000 m | 942 | Outstanding 2022 | 80 | Compare |
| Hatfield Community Free School | Free school | 0.6 miles | 406 | No overall grade 2025 | 48 | Compare |
| University of Hertfordshire | Higher education institutions | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Onslow St Audrey's School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 787 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Links Hatfield Academy a good school?
Links Hatfield Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2024.
What is Links Hatfield Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Links Hatfield Academy good at its last full inspection on 5 March 2024.
How many pupils does Links Hatfield Academy have?
16 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 52 places, so it is 31% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8TJ
- Telephone
- 01707 346170
- Website
- linksacademyhatfield.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Allen
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Links Multi Academy Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Welham Green and Hatfield South
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147451 · LAESTAB 9191112 · UKPRN 10084104
- Formerly
- The Park Education Support Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.