Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School

Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils enjoy their time at school, forming strong relationships with peers and staff, and demonstrating a commitment to learning. The effective leadership has established a well-structured curriculum that not only fosters academic growth but also supports students' emotional and social development, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). While the school has strong safeguarding practices, some parents have expressed concerns regarding communication from the school, indicating an area for potential improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate strong relationships with each other and staff.
• The curriculum is well-organized, preparing pupils effectively for future educational steps.
• Pupils receive effective support for reading, including those who struggle.
• SEND pupils are included fully in the curriculum and supported effectively.
• Pupils feel safe and know how to seek help when needed.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in behaviour management arise from unclear policies for new staff.
• Parents feel inadequately informed about school activities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.8% of pupils at Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School received £7,139 and spent £7,008 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £193,000 (£963 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School have?

Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School cover?

Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School?

Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School is at Woodland Road, Hertford Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7QW.