SCHOOL PROFILE

Eastbury Farm Primary School

Primary Community school URN 117245
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 345 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 346 342 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 177 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 169 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.2%
17.6 pts below England
School 7.2%
Three Rivers 9.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.4%
5.1 pts above England
School 25.4%
Three Rivers 18.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.2%
0.2 pts above England
School 1.2%
Three Rivers 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
33.5%
116
Indian
21.1%
73
Any other Asian background
14.5%
50
Any other White background
11.0%
38
Pakistani
4.3%
15
White and Asian
4.3%
15
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 10.4% 36 of 346 pupils
10.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.4%
Three Rivers 17.2%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.4% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 6.4 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Specific learning difficulty 9
Speech, language & communication 9
Other difficulty or disability 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3

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

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Three Rivers 62.4%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Three Rivers 74.6%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Three Rivers 69.6%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Three Rivers 73.7%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.09 pts lower than England
School 4.13%
Three Rivers 5.82%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.60 pts lower than England
School 8.21%
Three Rivers 14.30%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Three Rivers 1.39%
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

100.3% 12.1 pts above England
Eastbury Farm Primary School
100.3%
Three Rivers
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