SCHOOL PROFILE

Cherry Tree Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145353
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 July 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 445 427 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 198 44.5% of pupils
Male pupils 247 55.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.0%
2.8 pts below England
School 22.0%
Watford 15.7%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

51.0%
30.7 pts above England
School 51.0%
Watford 40.8%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Watford 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
22.7%
101
Any other Asian background
16.9%
75
Any other White background
14.4%
64
Pakistani
11.0%
49
Indian
8.1%
36
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.5% 91 of 445 pupils
0.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.5%
Watford 15.5%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 5.8% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 43
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Watford 69.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Watford 81.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
Watford 77.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Watford 80.5%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.52%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts higher than England
School 6.52%
Watford 5.70%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.90 pts higher than England
School 16.71%
Watford 14.03%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Watford 1.02%
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

106.0% 17.8 pts above England
Cherry Tree Primary School
106.0%
Watford
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information