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Four Swannes Primary School

Community school · Waltham Cross · EN8 7HH

Ages 3–11 · 192 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

32%

Overall absence

8.1%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)32%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
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 absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.2%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
179

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
4
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 fill91%

192 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
192
Boys / girls
109 / 83
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
192 / 210 (91%)
Free school meals
42.2%
FSM pupils
78
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Alan Moore

Location

Address
King Edward Road
Postcode
EN8 7HH
Town
Waltham Cross
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, 192 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 42.2%.

Open schools in Waltham Cross
24
Primary schools in Waltham Cross
18
Academies among open schools in Waltham Cross
38% (9)
Open schools in EN8
16
Primary in EN8
12
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 Waltham CrossNear EN8

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN8 7EN · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM7.7%
    • Demand1.30

    0.3 miles away

  • Hurst Drive Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN8 8DH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM31.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN8 7QG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand0.92

    0.5 miles away

  • Downfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN8 8SS · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Keys Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Enfield · EN3 6FB · Enfield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM35.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Honilands Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · EN1 4RE · Enfield

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM47.2%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alan Moore
Telephone
01992763939
Website
https://www.fourswannes.herts.sch.uk/

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