SCHOOL PROFILE

Hertford Primary School

Primary Community school URN 114368
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 218 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Brighton and Hove
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 205 205 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 99 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 106 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.1%
12.3 pts above England
School 37.1%
Brighton and Hove 23.4%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.3%
11.0 pts below England
School 9.3%
Brighton and Hove 14.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Brighton and Hove 1.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.2%
144
Any other White background
8.8%
18
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
11
White and Black African
2.9%
6
Any other Asian background
2.4%
5
Unclassified
2.4%
5
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 32.2% 66 of 205 pupils
11.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.2%
Brighton and Hove 25.6%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.8% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 12.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.4% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Specific learning difficulty 12
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

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

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
Brighton and Hove 55.1%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Brighton and Hove 71.6%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

47.0%

23.3 pts below England

School 47.0%
Brighton and Hove 67.2%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

56.0%

16.0 pts below England

School 56.0%
Brighton and Hove 66.1%
South East 70.9%
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

6.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.70 pts higher than England
School 6.92%
Brighton and Hove 7.09%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.37 pts higher than England
School 18.18%
Brighton and Hove 18.77%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 1.60%
Brighton and Hove 2.28%
South East 1.93%
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

94.0% 5.9 pts above England
Hertford Primary School
94.0%
Brighton and Hove
84.2%
South East
89.5%
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