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Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
School Lane, Offley, Hitchin SG5 3AT · offley.herts.sch.uk · 01462 768392
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 159
- 19 over 140 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 24 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 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, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 57
- 36% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied