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Newberries Primary School

Community school · Radlett · WD7 7EL

Ages 4–11 · 188 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.23 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-29

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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.4%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
161

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

1.23 · Competitive

1st preferences

37

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
125
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill90%

188 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
188
Boys / girls
101 / 87
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
188 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
10.1%
FSM pupils
19
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
Ms Ness Peters

Location

Address
Newberries Avenue
Postcode
WD7 7EL
Town
Radlett
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 Radlett, Hertfordshire, 188 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.1%.

Open schools in Radlett
6
Primary schools in Radlett
5
Academies among open schools in Radlett
50% (3)
Open schools in WD7
9
Primary in WD7
6
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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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Ness Peters
Telephone
01923857180
Website
www.newberries.herts.sch.uk/

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