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Summerswood Primary School

Community school · Borehamwood · WD6 2DW

Ages 3–11 · 344 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

6.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-30

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)40%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

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%+)22.5%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
320

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 fill71%

344 pupils · 486 places

Pupils on roll
344
Boys / girls
182 / 162
School capacity
486
Capacity fill
344 / 486 (71%)
Free school meals
23.4%
FSM pupils
78
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Kneller

Location

Address
Furzehill Road
Postcode
WD6 2DW
Town
Borehamwood
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

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 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, 344 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 23.4%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Borehamwood
14
Primary schools in Borehamwood
10
Academies among open schools in Borehamwood
21% (3)
Open schools in WD6
17
Primary in WD6
11
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.

Compare with theseAll in BorehamwoodNear WD6

  • Yavneh Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 1HL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM1.0%

    0.3 miles away

  • Monksmead School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 1HL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM18.8%

    0.3 miles away

  • Kenilworth Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 1QL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM29.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Saffron Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 2PP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS221%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM35.0%

    0.6 miles away

  • St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 5HL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM11.7%

    0.7 miles away

  • Cowley Hill School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 5DP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM30.4%

    1.0 miles away

  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Borehamwood · WD6 5JF · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM34.0%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah Kneller
Telephone
02089533139
Website
http://www.summerswood.herts.sch.uk/

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