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High Leigh Primary School

Community school · Hoddesdon · EN11 8GF

Ages 3–11 · 166 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

35%

Overall absence

6.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-03

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
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)35%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.0%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
171

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 fill79%

166 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
166
Boys / girls
83 / 83
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
166 / 210 (79%)
Free school meals
37%
FSM pupils
57
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
Mrs Kelly Gradwell

Location

Address
Schofield Way
Postcode
EN11 8GF
Town
Hoddesdon
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 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, 166 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 37%.

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.

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM16.3%

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    • FSM6.7%

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  • Forres Primary Academy

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  • Sheredes Primary School

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    • KS295%
    • Absence4.5%
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    • FSM5.0%

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  • The Cranbourne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.9%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Gradwell
Telephone
01992465739
Website
https://www.highleigh.herts.sch.uk

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