Community school · Hertfordshire

Abbots Langley School

3–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117083URN

Parsonage Close, Abbots Langley, WD5 0BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

138 applications for 45 places · 85th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 May 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

138 applications · 45 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	138	3.1	40	0.89
Sep 2025	60	163	2.7	60	1.00
Sep 2024	60	186	3.1	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	199	3.3	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	184	3.1	57	0.95
Sep 2021	57	171	3.0	52	0.91
Sep 2020	60	186	3.1	55	0.92
Sep 2019	60	190	3.2	58	0.97
Sep 2018	60	210	3.5	62	1.03
Sep 2017	59	222	3.8	77	1.31
Sep 2016	60	225	3.8	89	1.48
Sep 2015	59	259	4.4	93	1.58
Sep 2014	61	206	3.4	85	1.39

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 59% · Maths 78% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%239th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	5%	107	105
2023/24	67%	2%	106	105
2022/23	62%	7%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Abbots Langley SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bedmond Academy
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.6applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Leavesden JMI School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Infants' School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Kingsway Junior School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

80%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117083 · 919/2000
Capacity: 480 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Parsonage Close, Abbots Langley, WD5 0BQ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources