OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
187
178 full-time ·
9 part-time
Female pupils
98
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
89
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.1 pts
above England
School
29.9%
Dacorum
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.6 pts
above England
School
21.9%
Dacorum
13.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Dacorum
0.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.0%
114
Any other White background
11.8%
22
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
10
African
4.3%
8
White and Asian
4.3%
8
Indian
3.7%
7
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
28.9%
54 of
187 pupils
8.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 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
24.0%
36.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Reading
15.8 pts below England
School
58.0%
Dacorum
73.7%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
30.0%
Writing
40.3 pts below England
School
30.0%
Dacorum
66.3%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
36.0%
Maths
36.0 pts below England
School
36.0%
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
7.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.69 pts
higher than
England
School
7.90%
Dacorum
6.27%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.97 pts
higher than
England
School
23.79%
Dacorum
16.01%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
3.88%
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
47.9%
40.2 pts
below England
Oakleaf Primary
47.9%
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.