SCHOOL PROFILE

The Cranbourne Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143410
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 March 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

5 February 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 1 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 409 409 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 180 44.0% of pupils
Male pupils 229 56.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.9%
10.9 pts below England
School 13.9%
Broxbourne 21.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.0%
11.3 pts below England
School 9.0%
Broxbourne 22.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Broxbourne 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.2%
320
Any other White background
7.6%
31
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
13
African
2.0%
8
Indian
1.7%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
7
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 19.8% 81 of 409 pupils
1.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.8%
Broxbourne 18.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.5% 51 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts below
EHC plans 7.3% 30 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Speech, language & communication 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4

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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Broxbourne 59.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Broxbourne 75.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Broxbourne 71.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
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

4.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.90 pts lower than England
School 4.32%
Broxbourne 6.58%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.94 pts lower than England
School 8.87%
Broxbourne 17.30%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
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

90.9% 2.7 pts above England
The Cranbourne Primary School
90.9%
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