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Thundridge Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Ermine Street, Thundridge, Ware, Herts SG12 0SY · thundridge.herts.sch.uk · 01920 462642
On the mapSearch near SG12 0SY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 63%, England 61%
- Last distance offered
- 4.26 mi
- 6.86 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 91
- 76% of 120 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- 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 4.26 mi (6.86 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 93% 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 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.26 mi6.86 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.07 mi6.55 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (14 allocations for 15 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (8 allocations for 15 places).
Results
In 2023/24, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 63%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Thundridge Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- 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: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 30
- 45% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied