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Forres Primary School

Community school · Hoddesdon · EN11 0RW

Ages 5–11 · 297 pupils · Hertfordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
6.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
276

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

21

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill71%

297 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
297
Boys / girls
148 / 149
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
297 / 420 (71%)
Free school meals
28.6%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Gavin Douglas

Location

Address
Stanstead Road
Postcode
EN11 0RW
Town
Hoddesdon
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, 297 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.6%.

Open schools in Hoddesdon
11
Primary schools in Hoddesdon
8
Academies among open schools in Hoddesdon
64% (7)
Open schools in EN11
12
Primary in EN11
8
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 HoddesdonNear EN11

  • Forres Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Hoddesdon · EN11 0RW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM33.7%

    0.0 miles away

  • The Cranbourne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hoddesdon · EN11 9PP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.9%
    • Demand0.85

    0.3 miles away

  • Roselands Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hoddesdon · EN11 9AR · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.78

    0.5 miles away

  • High Leigh Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hoddesdon · EN11 8GF · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM37.0%
    • Demand0.86

    0.9 miles away

  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hoddesdon · EN11 8DP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.87

    1.0 miles away

  • St Cross Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hoddesdon · EN11 8BN · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand0.83

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Gavin Douglas

Official links