SCHOOL PROFILE

Kingshill Infant School

Primary Community school URN 117319
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 114.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Outstanding
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 206 189 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 107 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 99 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.9%
19.9 pts below England
School 4.9%
East Hertfordshire 10.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.9%
18.4 pts below England
School 1.9%
East Hertfordshire 9.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Hertfordshire 0.7%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.5%
172
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
11
Any other White background
3.4%
7
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
5
White and Asian
1.5%
3
Any other Asian background
1.0%
2
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 13.6% 28 of 206 pupils
7.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.6%
East Hertfordshire 17.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.7% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 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.

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

4.28%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.93 pts lower than England
School 4.28%
East Hertfordshire 5.83%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.73 pts lower than England
School 6.09%
East Hertfordshire 14.32%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.87%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.93 pts lower than England
School 0.87%
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

114.4% 26.3 pts above England
Kingshill Infant School
114.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information