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Hurst Drive Primary School

Community school · Waltham Cross · EN8 8DH

Ages 4–11 · 399 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-26

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)51%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
353

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

55

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
19
Offers to outside-LA applicants
12

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 fill95%

399 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
399
Boys / girls
224 / 175
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
399 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
31.1%
FSM pupils
124
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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
Mrs Fiona Ajose

Location

Address
Hurst Drive
Postcode
EN8 8DH
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 4–11, in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, 399 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 31.1%.

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.

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    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand0.93

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

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    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM56.6%
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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM43.9%
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    • Absence6.6%
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    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Fiona Ajose
Telephone
01992624099
Website
www.hurstdrive.herts.sch.uk

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