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Morgans Primary School & Nursery

Primary Ages 3-11 346 pupils Hertford
Ofsted: Good
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Morgans Primary School & Nursery is a community school in Hertford for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 346 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Morgans Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in January 2024. In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Morgans Road
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DR
Phone 01992582162
Reference Number 117363

General Makeup

Number of pupils 346
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.65%
Girls: 43.35%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 18 12 30
3 24 19 43
4 38 21 59
5 25 20 45
6 28 22 50

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 75.1%
Mixed, Other 6.1%
White, Other 5.2%
Asian, Other 2.9%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%

Morgans Primary School & Nursery has received a 'Good' rating in its recent Ofsted inspection, reflecting its overall effective performance. Pupils express pride in their school, demonstrating confidence and happiness as they engage with their learning. The school's environment promotes high expectations for behaviour and a culture of respect, equipping students with essential skills for their personal development. The well-structured curriculum supports strong progress in many areas, and children in early years are well-prepared for their next educational steps through engaging activities and effective phonics instruction.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 13 Dec 2023
Date Report
13 Dec 2023 School inspection:
20 Mar 2018 Short inspection
24 Apr 2014 Full inspection:
19 Mar 2013 Monitoring visit
07 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
09 May 2011 Full inspection:
16 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
09 Feb 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel proud to attend the school and are confident individuals.
  • High expectations for behaviour create a safe and supportive environment.
  • Strong subject knowledge among teachers helps pupils achieve well.
  • The curriculum in many subjects is well structured and coherent.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND allows them to access the same curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some foundation subjects lack detailed curriculum plans.
  • Teachers do not always address misconceptions in pupils’ writing effectively.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 104
Maths 104

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 -0.7
Writing -4.3
Maths -0.9

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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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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 1
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Morgans Primary School & Nursery had 296 pupils for 420 places. 124 places (29.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Hertford Primary” planning area

Hertfordshire counted 301 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 352 in 2029–30, up 17%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420440440440440440440420420420420
Pupils 398393384378387426432431423414384358334316296
Unfilled 5.2%6.4%8.6%10.0%7.9%3.2%1.8%2.0%3.9%5.9%12.7%14.8%20.5%24.8%29.5%

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 Morgans Primary School & Nursery attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.6%3.4%4.1%3.3%3.8%3.6%4.9%5.0%4.9%4.4%5.0%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%0.7%0.6%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.8%2.4%1.6%1.1%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.3%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%1.6%2.9%0.3%1.0%1.1%

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, 2.1% of pupils at Morgans Primary School & Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.20.70.00.01.52.11.40.81.32.00.21.20.30.91.76.3
Permanent exclusions 1000000011010000

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 Morgans Primary School & Nursery had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.911.512.211.812.811.711.411.011.411.89.79.110.711.312.312.4
Teachers who left state teaching 5.4%8.8%11.9%2.7%6.9%14.0%6.0%4.9%4.9%11.0%2.3%16.6%16.1%8.2%6.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 63.3%54.5%61.5%52.0%37.0%62.1%40.7%52.0%58.3%–0.0%76.9%72.0%68.2%83.3%–
Sick days per teacher 2.13.71.61.81.01.60.91.43.0–0.06.68.43.52.9–

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, 11.8% of pupils at Morgans Primary School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
No specialist assessment of need 21 0
Speech, language and communication needs 8 2
Social, emotional and mental health 6 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 2
Specific learning difficulty 2 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0
Vision impairment 1 0

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 Morgans Primary School & Nursery received £6,401 and spent £6,760 for each of its 338 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£335 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £209,000£240,000£317,000£326,000£289,000£229,000£235,000£113,000
per pupil £480£533£769£873£852£676£724£335
In-year balance £28,000£32,000£77,000£9,000-£37,000-£60,000£6,000-£121,000
per pupil £64£70£186£25-£109-£177£17-£359

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 Morgans Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Morgans Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Morgans Primary School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Morgans Primary School & Nursery was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Morgans Primary School & Nursery have?

Morgans Primary School & Nursery has 346 pupils on roll.

What age range does Morgans Primary School & Nursery cover?

Morgans Primary School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Morgans Primary School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Morgans Primary School & Nursery?

Morgans Primary School & Nursery is at Morgans Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8DR.

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