Dame Alice Owen's School
Secondary school in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Outstanding (Dec 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 December 2023, report published 29 January 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2027
The last inspection was in December 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.3 milesGracewood Academy
Requires improvement (Nov 2022)
- 2.4 milesQueen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Report card, Apr 2026: 7 exceptional
- 2.7 milesChancellor's School
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- 2.7 milesQueen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Report card, Feb 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected
- 2.9 milesJCoSS
Good (Nov 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.