Yavneh Primary School

Yavneh Primary School has effectively maintained the high standards established during its previous inspection, where it was rated outstanding. The school fosters a strong sense of community and kindness, enabling pupils to thrive both academically and socially. With exceptional behavior observed throughout and a culture that values enrichment, the school prepares pupils well for their future endeavors, including secondary education. The staff's commitment to providing quality education, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), is evident in their tailored support and structured curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils behave exceptionally well throughout the day.
• The school has a rich and varied enrichment offer.
• Staff provide meaningful training to ensure effective curriculum delivery.
• A positive reading culture encourages pupils to develop fluency and confidence.
• Pupils display exceptional levels of respect for diversity and inclusion.
• Leaders effectively support staff development and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching inconsistently supports pupils in applying knowledge of handwriting, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

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 Yavneh Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Yavneh 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 Yavneh Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 39.7% 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, 15.1% of pupils at Yavneh Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Yavneh Primary School received £6,298 and spent £6,396 for each of its 419 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £526,000 (£1,255 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Yavneh College Academy Trust, income was £7,927 and spending £8,214 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 Borehamwood · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Yavneh Primary School is part of Yavneh College Academy Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Yavneh College Borehamwood

What is Yavneh Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Yavneh Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Yavneh Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Yavneh Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Yavneh Primary School have?

Yavneh Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does Yavneh Primary School cover?

Yavneh Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Yavneh Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Yavneh Primary School?

Yavneh Primary School is at Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1HL.