OFSTED
27 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
397
397 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
199
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
198
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
below England
School
18.1%
Dacorum
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.1 pts
above England
School
20.4%
Dacorum
13.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Dacorum
0.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.6%
205
Any other White background
15.1%
60
African
8.8%
35
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
14
Traveller of Irish heritage
3.3%
13
White and Asian
2.8%
11
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
21.2%
84 of
397 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
61.0%
0.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Dacorum
73.7%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Dacorum
66.3%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Dacorum
69.3%
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
6.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.41 pts
higher than
England
School
6.63%
Dacorum
6.27%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.44 pts
higher than
England
School
17.26%
Dacorum
16.01%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
2.47%
Dacorum
2.02%
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
94.5%
6.3 pts
above England
Jupiter Primary School
94.5%
Dacorum
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.