OFSTED
13 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
28 April 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
219
219 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
117
53.4% of pupils
Male pupils
102
46.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.3 pts
below England
School
15.5%
Hertsmere
11.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.3 pts
below England
School
16.0%
Hertsmere
15.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hertsmere
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
45.7%
100
Any other White background
10.0%
22
Any other Asian background
9.6%
21
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
18
Indian
8.2%
18
White and Asian
5.0%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.6%
32 of
219 pupils
6.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Hertsmere
73.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Hertsmere
68.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
Hertsmere
71.7%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.70 pts
lower than
England
School
4.51%
Hertsmere
7.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.07 pts
lower than
England
School
8.75%
Hertsmere
18.64%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
0.42%
Hertsmere
2.80%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.3%
3.1 pts
above England
Ashfield Junior School
91.3%
Hertsmere
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.