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Howe Dell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
The Runway, Hatfield AL10 9AH · howedell.herts.sch.uk · 01707 263291
On the mapSearch near AL10 9AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 428
- 93% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 39.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 31 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.12 mi1.81 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.05 mi1.68 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.57 mi2.53 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place (49 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Howe Dell Primary School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (124 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 124
- 28% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 27 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 21 parents (17%) with SEND