OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
23 June 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
433
415 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
225
52.0% of pupils
Male pupils
208
48.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.3 pts
below England
School
5.5%
North Hertfordshire
15.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.4 pts
below England
School
13.9%
North Hertfordshire
9.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Hertfordshire
1.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.8%
285
Indian
5.1%
22
Any other White background
4.6%
20
White and Asian
4.2%
18
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
17
Any other Asian background
2.8%
12
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
21.3%
92 of
433 pupils
0.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 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
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
North Hertfordshire
77.3%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
North Hertfordshire
68.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
North 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
3.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.01 pts
lower than
England
School
3.21%
North Hertfordshire
5.77%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.89 pts
lower than
England
School
3.92%
North Hertfordshire
13.11%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
North Hertfordshire
1.69%
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
103.1%
14.9 pts
above England
Highover Primary School
103.1%
North 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.