OFSTED
14 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
315
311 full-time ·
4 part-time
Female pupils
150
47.6% of pupils
Male pupils
165
52.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.3 pts
below England
School
17.5%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
above England
School
32.1%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
50.8%
160
Any other White background
10.2%
32
Indian
9.8%
31
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
22
White and Asian
5.1%
16
African
3.5%
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
18.1%
57 of
315 pupils
2.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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
47.0%
13.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
East Hertfordshire
75.6%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
East Hertfordshire
68.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
East Hertfordshire
73.1%
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
4.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
4.77%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.59 pts
lower than
England
School
14.23%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.55 pts
lower than
England
School
1.26%
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
48.0%
40.2 pts
below England
Avanti Meadows Primary School
48.0%
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.