SCHOOL PROFILE

Broxbourne CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 117437
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 November 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided 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 243 237 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 123 50.6% of pupils
Male pupils 120 49.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.1%
20.7 pts below England
School 4.1%
Broxbourne 21.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.7%
9.6 pts below England
School 10.7%
Broxbourne 22.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Broxbourne 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
71.6%
174
African
7.0%
17
Any other White background
6.2%
15
White and Asian
3.3%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
7
Indian
2.1%
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 14.8% 36 of 243 pupils
6.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.8%
Broxbourne 18.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.5% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Speech, language & communication 8
No specialist assessment yet 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Broxbourne 59.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Broxbourne 75.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Broxbourne 71.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
Broxbourne 74.2%
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

3.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.79 pts lower than England
School 3.42%
Broxbourne 6.58%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.05 pts lower than England
School 3.76%
Broxbourne 17.30%
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%
Broxbourne 1.74%
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

101.3% 13.1 pts above England
Broxbourne CofE Primary School
101.3%
Broxbourne
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