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The quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
Sixth-form provision Outstanding
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Academic Progress: Pupils achieve exceptionally well due to a well-planned and ambitious curriculum.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils show considerable enthusiasm for learning and support each other across year groups.
Qualifications and Training: Teachers are experts in their subjects and continuously check pupils’ understanding.
Current Educational Practices: Teachers adapt learning to meet pupils' needs, ensuring high levels of challenge.
Strengths and Challenges: Staff overwhelmingly feel well cared for by the school and are supportive of each other.
Opportunities for Involvement: Pupils raise money for important causes and contribute to the local community.
Communication: Parents can use Ofsted Parent View to share opinions and receive updates.
Parent Satisfaction: Parents' views are considered through Ofsted surveys.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Governors regularly visit and speak to pupils to assess school actions.
Actions for Quality Improvement: Leaders ensure that the weakest readers get the support they need to improve.
Managing Bullying and Safety: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Promoting Welfare and Safety: Leaders develop speaking and listening skills throughout the curriculum.
Extracurricular Offerings: High-quality opportunities include politics society, chess, choir, and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: Many extra-curricular and leadership opportunities are accessible to all students.
Career Counselling Services: All pupils receive impartial advice to make informed choices about their next steps.
Preparation for Sixth Form: Students in the sixth form study ideas well beyond the A-Level curriculum.
Managing and Supporting SEND: Pupils with SEND access the same ambitious curriculum and achieve highly.
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Dame Alice Owen's School is a top rated, Secondary, Co-Ed school located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It has 1479 students from age 11-18 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 15 : 1.

At this school, 90% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

98.60% of pupils completing their main study programme.

This school rated Outstanding by recent Ofsted inspection.

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I'm delighted to extend a warm welcome to you at Dame Alice Owens School.
We are immensely proud of our school, and I hope that you can see some of those reasons on our website.
A school with a long history and heritage is Dame Alice Owens.
It is a school that values extracurricular activities and academic performance.
In our school, teaching and learning are the cornerstone of everything we do, and we are unapologetically academic in our approach to the curriculum. We believe in assisting our staff and students in discovering and continuing developing the unique abilities and talents they possess.
Our teachers put in a lot of effort to offer the finest instruction they can, and our pupils are eager to push themselves to make the most of each session we deliver.
With the support of our extensive athletic, musical, dramatic, creative, technological, and expanded curricular options, we hope to develop the most well-rounded, complete personalities in each of our students.
Additionally, we provide a wide range of educational excursions for students to take part in, strengthening their bonds with one another and their sense of belonging to the school.
Throughout the academic year, there are several opportunities to visit the school.
The resources above can assist in addressing any admissions-related queries, but if you have special questions regarding our school, please get in touch with us at the email address at the top of this page.
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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary Secondary
Type Academies Academies Academies
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Ofset report Outstanding Good Requires Improvement
Age range 11-18 11-18 11-18
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 15 - 13.3
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 90% 98% 36%
Grade 5 or above A Level 50.70% 35.00% 12.80%
Day Fees - - -
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Dame Alice Owen's School Reviews
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My adopted daughter goes to this school. she is doing brilliantly. The standards are incredibly high, but it's motivating her to do her best, and the pastoral support available means that every child can be supported if they are open to it. What an excellent opportunity for a child who did not have the best early start. At Owen, she does not have to fit into the statistics for children who had been in care....
terrible, dont send your child here. the teachers are horrible and everyone thinks so highly of the school but its so bad.
Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.64 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 71.4 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 90% 37.35% 29.96%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 96% 50.5% 42.99%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 82% 30.28% 25%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 66% 15.56% 10.88%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 73% 21.37% 15.47%
EBacc average points score 6.81 3.37 2.82

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 98% 93.36% 90.52%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 199 138 144
Pupils staying in education 97% 89.49% 84.15%
Further education college or other further education provider 5% 32.25% 32.75%
School sixth forms 88% 47.62% 29.73%
Sixth form colleges 1% 1.65% 10.22%
Other education destinations 3% 7.96% 11.48%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 1.52% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 0% 2.37% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.74 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 75.8 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 90% 39.23% 32.78%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 95% 51.68% 45.26%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 83% 30.36% 24.88%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 72% 17.89% 12.99%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 77% 22.57% 17.14%
EBacc average points score 7.31 3.51 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 99% 90.81% 90.39%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 202 135 140
Pupils staying in education 99% 88.37% 86.27%
Further education college or other further education provider 6% 32.73% 34.03%
School sixth forms 90% 48.52% 30.75%
Sixth form colleges 1% 1.68% 10.38%
Other education destinations 2% 5.41% 11.13%
Pupils in apprenticeships 0% 1.07% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 0% 1.41% 2.15%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.65 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 72 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 86% 6 33.34% 29.24%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 93% 4 47.05% 43.34%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 78% 29.27% 25.76%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 65% 6 15.54% 11.44%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 72% 4 21.09% 16.45%
EBacc average points score 6.87 3.25 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 99% 89.37% 90.21%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 206 130 135
Pupils staying in education 97% 85% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider 9% 30.93% 33.3%
School sixth forms 86% 47.29% 31.15%
Sixth form colleges SP 1.2% 8.45%
Other education destinations 1% 5.52% 11.19%
Pupils in apprenticeships 2% 2.32% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment 0% 2.11% 2.76%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.86 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 73.8 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 92% 9 34.96% 29.18%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 97% 1 47.77% 42.58%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 83% 29.08% 24.69%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 71% 4 16.17% 11.29%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 76% 6 21.85% 15.97%
EBacc average points score 7.11 3.3 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 100% 84.29% 84.86%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 202 131 140
Pupils staying in education 97% 74.49% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider 5% 24.6% 28.32%
School sixth forms 91% 47.98% 31.51%
Sixth form colleges - 0.5% 9.07%
Other education destinations - 1.68% 5.94%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 1.7% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment - 1.5% 2.06%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.62 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 70.9 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 83% 35.25% 29.51%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 96% 49.19% 43.04%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 76% 30.85% 25.21%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 67% 20.2% 14.68%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 70% 21.91% 16.23%
EBacc average points score - - -

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 99% 87.55% 85.23%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 201 134 144
Pupils staying in education - 43.81% 58.15%
Further education college or other further education provider 8% 27.71% 30.56%
School sixth forms 90% 48.14% 32.11%
Sixth form colleges - 0.37% 8.95%
Other education destinations - 2.63% 5.75%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 3.21% 4.78%
Pupils staying in employment - 1.74% 2.46%
A level exam result

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 45.81 32.74 29.99
Average grade A- - -
Average points (Best 3) 45.69 31.59 29.55
Average Grade (Best 3) A- - -
AAB or higher 50.70% 15.43% 13.64%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 208 150 201
Students staying in education 82% 63.36% 58.59%
Students entering apprenticeships SP 4.46% 6.08%
Students entering employment 11% 21.3% 21.14%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 4% 7.42% 9.05%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 50.52 36.9 33.4
Average grade A - -
Average points (Best 3) 50.27 35.3 32.48
Average Grade (Best 3) A - -
AAB or higher 60.8% 20.26% 17.69%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 207 180 248
Students staying in education 78% 64.63% 60.66%
Students entering apprenticeships 2% 3.55% 5%
Students entering employment 8% 18.52% 17.72%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 6% 9.21% 10.7%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 46.25 32.57 29.38
Average grade A- - -
Average points (Best 3) 46.08 32.16 28.64
Average Grade (Best 3) A- - -
AAB or higher 50.0% 16.46% 13.04%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 215 182 231
Students staying in education 78% 60.54% 57.28%
Students entering apprenticeships SP 5.7% 7.78%
Students entering employment 14% 22.9% 20.99%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 5% 6.93% 8.8%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 46.61 2 31.83 29.02
Average grade A- - -
Average points (Best 3) 46.60 1 31.93 28.82
Average Grade (Best 3) A- - -
AAB or higher 51.0% 16.88% 13.34%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students - 1 3
Students staying in education 24 22.77% 31.48%
Students entering apprenticeships 1% 3.32% 5.54%
Students entering employment 12% 13.42% 15.8%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 5% 2.94% 4.22%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 44.9 30.74 26.73
Average grade B+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 45.25 31.86 27.74
Average Grade (Best 3) A- - -
AAB or higher 45.3% 16.88% 12.63%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 3 2 3
Students staying in education 20 31.6% 36.22%
Students entering apprenticeships - 4.49% 6.37%
Students entering employment 10% 20.42% 20.04%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 7% 2.54% 4.23%
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Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025

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Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
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15 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Dame Alice Owen's School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1

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