Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Lane
Offley
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 3AT
Phone 01462768392
Reference Number 117445

Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery is a small village school that has maintained a good standard across various domains of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The pupils showcase high levels of happiness and engagement, and they strongly connect with the school's Christian values which promote respect and honesty. There is a supportive community atmosphere where pupils are encouraged to achieve their best and celebrate each other's accomplishments. The curriculum is well-planned and ambitious, tailored to incorporate pupils' interests, with a strong emphasis on reading and phonics from an early age.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 166
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.8%
Girls: 51.2%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 8 19
2 10 10 20
3 8 13 21
4 10 12 22
5 8 8 16
6 10 15 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.8%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
White & Asian 3%
Chinese 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
White, Other 0.6%
Irish 0.6%

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 Jun 2023
Date Report
13 Jun 2023 School inspection:
28 Nov 2017 Short inspection
27 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
09 Dec 2010 Full inspection:
25 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
26 Jan 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and enthusiastic about their learning.
  • The unique 'Offley curriculum' is tailored to pupils' interests.
  • High expectations for behavior and academic achievement are evident.
  • Strong focus on reading and phonics aids early literacy.
  • Pupils with SEND receive effective support and achieve well.
  • A supportive and collaborative staff environment enhances well-being.

Areas for Improvement

  • The system for checking the quality of education lacks rigor, leading to gaps in understanding pupil achievement.
  • In a few subjects, curriculum implementation is still developing.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 80%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 12%

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 110
Maths 108

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 0.5
Writing 0.1
Maths 1.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 4 3

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