OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
122
122 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
54
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
68
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.1 pts
below England
School
10.7%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.1 pts
above England
School
4.1%
East Hertfordshire
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.2%
104
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
5
Any other White background
4.1%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
3
Indian
1.6%
2
White and Asian
1.6%
2
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
15.6%
19 of
122 pupils
5.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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
35.0%
25.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Reading
18.8 pts below England
School
55.0%
East Hertfordshire
75.6%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
35.0%
Writing
35.3 pts below England
School
35.0%
East Hertfordshire
68.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Maths
22.0 pts below England
School
50.0%
East Hertfordshire
73.1%
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
4.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.67 pts
lower than
England
School
4.55%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.56 pts
lower than
England
School
11.26%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
East Hertfordshire
1.26%
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
69.7%
18.5 pts
below England
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
69.7%
East Hertfordshire
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.