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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 117243

Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School

Community school · Waltham Cross · EN7 5NS

Ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · Hertfordshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-15

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

235 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
235
Boys / girls
110 / 125
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
235 / 210 (112%)
Free school meals
6.9%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 311

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
Mrs Michelle Beck

Location

Address
Millcrest Road, Goffs Oak
Postcode
EN7 5NS
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, 235 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 6.9%.

Open schools in Waltham Cross
24
Primary schools in Waltham Cross
18
Academies among open schools in Waltham Cross
38% (9)
Open schools in EN7
9
Primary in EN7
7
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.

  • Woodside Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN7 5JS · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Cuffley School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Foundation school · Primary

    Potters Bar · EN6 4HN · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM4.7%

    1.0 miles away

  • Fairfields Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN7 6JG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.7%

    1.6 miles away

  • Flamstead End School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN7 6AG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM19.1%

    1.7 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN7 5ED · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM31.8%

    1.8 miles away

  • Oakview Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN7 6LB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM45.3%

    1.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Michelle Beck
Telephone
01707888488

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