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Hertsmere Jewish Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Watling Street, Radlett WD7 7LQ · hjps.herts.sch.uk · 01923 855857
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 93% of 455 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.1%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 29 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 40 | 0.7 | 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 16% 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% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131955)
Ofsted
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131955), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Jul 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131955)
Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131955)
Feb 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131955)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 112
- 28% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (20%) with SEND