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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 131456

Clore Shalom School

Voluntary aided school · Shenley · WD7 9BL

Ages 4–11 · 186 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
170

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
23
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

186 pupils · 186 places

Pupils on roll
186
Boys / girls
81 / 105
School capacity
186
Capacity fill
186 / 186 (100%)
Free school meals
2.2%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Jewish
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Blaker

Location

Address
Hugo Gryn Way
Postcode
WD7 9BL
Town
Shenley
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Shenley, Hertfordshire, 186 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 2.2%. Religious character: Jewish.

Open schools in Shenley
2
Primary schools in Shenley
1
Academies among open schools in Shenley
0% (0)
Open schools in WD7
9
Primary in WD7
6
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ShenleyNear WD7

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Blaker
Telephone
01923855631
Website
www.cloreshalom.herts.sch.uk/

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