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High Beeches Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden AL5 5SD · highbeeches.herts.sch.uk · 01582 767966
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.76 mi
- 1.22 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- At capacity · 420 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 3.3%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.76 mi (1.22 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.69 mi (2.71 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 79% 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 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 45 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.76 mi1.22 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.69 mi2.71 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.64 mi1.04 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.95 mi3.13 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲113 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for High Beeches Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 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 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (217 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 217
- 52% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (18%) with SEND