Flamstead End School

Flamstead End School is performing well overall. Pupils are happy, safe and valued in an inclusive school where personal development is a clear priority. Behaviour and attendance are strong, pupils enjoy lessons and take on meaningful leadership roles, and the early years provision gives children an exceptional start, particularly in communication, language and number. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed and well sequenced, with strong reading and mathematics provision and good achievement in most foundation subjects. Leaders, including the trust, provide clear strategic direction and staff feel well supported. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2015, following a period of exemption; under the current framework no overall effectiveness grade is awarded. There are a small number of areas to improve. In a few foundation subjects, activities do not always help pupils learn the intended curriculum securely, and some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are not consistently given activities well matched to their individual needs and targets.

Strengths

• Exceptional early years provision builds strong foundations in communication, language and number.
• Personal development is a major strength, with inclusive initiatives that build confidence, responsibility and character.
• The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, well sequenced and fosters a love of learning.
• The reading curriculum is strong, with rich vocabulary, high-quality stories and timely support for pupils at risk of falling behind.
• Pupils behave well, attend regularly and feel safe and valued.
• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing, mathematics and most foundation subjects.
• Leadership at all levels, including the trust, is effective and provides clear strategic vision.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Educational visits and after-school clubs are well considered and benefit all pupils, particularly the most vulnerable.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few foundation subjects, learning activities do not align well with the intended curriculum, limiting how securely some pupils build knowledge.
• Some pupils with SEND are not consistently given learning activities well matched to their individual needs and targets, which affects their achievement in parts of the curriculum.

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 Flamstead End School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Flamstead End 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 Flamstead End School had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Flamstead End School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 2024–25 Flamstead End School received £6,326 and spent £6,334 for each of its 455 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £339,000 (£744 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Generations Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,621 and spending £7,325 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Waltham Cross · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Flamstead End School is part of Generations Multi Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Oakview Primary School Waltham Cross
• Goffs Academy Waltham Cross
• Goffs - Churchgate Academy Waltham Cross

What is Flamstead End School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Flamstead End School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Flamstead End School last inspected by Ofsted?

Flamstead End School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Flamstead End School have?

Flamstead End School has 474 pupils on roll.

What age range does Flamstead End School cover?

Flamstead End School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Flamstead End School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Flamstead End School?

Flamstead End School is at Longfield Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6AG.