SCHOOL PROFILE

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 117397
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

10 December 2024
Latest published outcome Some aspects not as strong
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 156 146 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 73 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 83 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.2%
19.4 pts above England
School 44.2%
East Hertfordshire 10.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.4%
2.1 pts above England
School 22.4%
East Hertfordshire 9.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.8%
2.8 pts above England
School 3.8%
East Hertfordshire 0.7%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.9%
95
Any other White background
10.9%
17
African
5.8%
9
White and Black Caribbean
5.1%
8
Any other Asian background
3.8%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
4
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 41.0% 64 of 156 pupils
20.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 41.0%
East Hertfordshire 17.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 31.4% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 16.6 pts above
EHC plans 9.6% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Specific learning difficulty 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 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 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

33.0% 26.0 pts below England
School 33.0%
East Hertfordshire 61.3%
East of England 56.6%
England 59.0%
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

5.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.28 pts lower than England
School 5.93%
East Hertfordshire 5.83%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.70 pts higher than England
School 20.51%
East Hertfordshire 14.32%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.85%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 0.85%
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

86.7% 1.5 pts below England
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School
86.7%
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