Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School is currently navigating through a phase of transition and improvement following a challenging period due to the pandemic and recent staffing changes. While pupils enjoy attending the school and feel safe in a welcoming environment, there are concerns regarding the consistency of curriculum delivery, particularly in subjects outside of reading and mathematics. Recent changes to the curriculum have raised expectations, but they are still developing and have yet to fully translate into improved pupil outcomes. The school is set for its next inspection, which will be graded, making it crucial for them to consolidate these changes effectively.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well cared for by staff.
• The school promotes an inclusive environment and culture.
• There are well-implemented phonics teaching strategies that help most pupils become confident readers.
• Pupils appreciate the range of extracurricular clubs and activities available.
• Attendance has improved due to effective strategies in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects still lack effective curriculum development leading to inconsistent learning.
• Checks on pupils' understanding are not applied consistently in all subjects.
• Some pupils do not get enough independent reading practice to build fluency.
• Expectations for pupils' behaviour are not consistently high during afternoon lessons.

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 St Andrew CofE Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.5% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary 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 St Andrew CofE Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 31.4% of pupils at Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.6% 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 St Andrew CofE Primary School received £9,267 and spent £9,172 for each of its 151 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £234,000 (£1,548 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 St Andrew CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School have?

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School has 156 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School cover?

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School?

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School is at Calton Avenue, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2EP.