Community school · Primary
Waltham Cross · EN7 5NS · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 117396
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Hertford · SG13 8RA
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
110
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Hertford, Hertfordshire, 110 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 117396
Location
- Address
- Newgate Street Village
- Postcode
- SG13 8RA
- Town
- Hertford
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- Boys / girls
- 57 / 53
- School capacity
- 115
- Capacity fill
- 110 / 115 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- FSM pupils
- 10
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bridgman
- Telephone
- 01707872395
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2019-10-09
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 54%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0