Cowley Hill School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Winstre Road
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 5DP
Phone 02089532218
Reference Number 117099

General Makeup

Number of pupils 441
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.75%
Girls: 51.25%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 42%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 29 57
2 26 31 57
3 24 32 56
4 26 32 58
5 26 30 56
6 33 24 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 44%
White, Other 29.5%
African 5.9%
Indian 4.3%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
Asian, Other 2.3%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
White & Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2021-11-19
Date Description Report
2021-10-05 School inspection School inspection
2016-07-12 Short inspection Short inspection
2011-12-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-06-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-04-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-10-18 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 54 4
Third Preference 35 3
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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0.14 miles
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