Dame Alice Owen's School
Academy converter secondary school in Potters Bar (Hertfordshire).
Attainment 8
73.6
▲ 27.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
91.4%
▲ 45pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
3.6%
▼ 24pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.0%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,467 / 1,416 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023
Enrichment found on the school website
26Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 Sports and active
- 4 Academic support
- 21 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
26 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisepay | Club | Other | - |
| DAOS Hub | Club | Other | - |
| DAOS Sports Website | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Online Library Catalogue | Club | Academic support | - |
| Old Owenians | Club | Other | - |
| OSA Owens School Association | Club | Other | - |
| Advance Learning Partnership | Club | Other | - |
| Senior Prefects | Club | Other | - |
| Our History School History | Club | Other | - |
| School History Book | Club | Academic support | - |
| Headteachers | Club | Other | - |
| War Memorials | Club | Other | - |
| Building Programme | Club | Other | - |
| Owen’s School Association | Club | Other | - |
| Advanced Learning Partnership | Club | Other | - |
| Appeals | Club | Other | - |
| In Year Applications | Club | Other | - |
| Key Dates inc School visits | Club | Other | - |
| Familiarisation Papers | Club | Other | - |
| Access Arrangements | Club | Other | - |
| EHCP Applications | Club | Other | - |
| Library | Club | Academic support | - |
| Stationery List | Club | Other | - |
| Languages at Owen’s | Club | Academic support | - |
| Rooms Buildings | Club | Other | - |
| Sixth Form Introduction | Club | Other | - |
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