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Ashwell Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 229Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 117084URN

Silver Street, Ashwell, Baldock, SG7 5QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

57 applications for 29 places · 257th of 314 in Hertfordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
74%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 19 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 9 June 2026
    Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
  2. 12 May 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.0applications per place, Reception
0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 29 places offered · 37 named it first

  1. 2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  3. 2024 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  4. 2023 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  5. 2022 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  6. 2021 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  7. 2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  9. 2018 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  11. 2016 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
  12. 2015 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  13. 2014 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202629572.0371.28
Sep 202530441.5311.03
Sep 202430481.6321.07
Sep 202328421.5270.96
Sep 202228451.6281.00
Sep 202130481.6311.03
Sep 202024431.8241.00
Sep 201930592.0311.03
Sep 201828531.9281.00
Sep 201730501.7290.97
Sep 201633491.5300.91
Sep 201533581.8300.91
Sep 201437571.5350.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%93rd of 331 in Hertfordshire
Reading
Expected standard93%
Higher standard44%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard78%
Greater depth37%
Maths
Expected standard89%
Higher standard41%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2574%33%108108
2023/2465%8%105104
2022/2368%16%110107

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
117084 · 919/2002
Capacity
236 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals
9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Silver Street, Ashwell, Baldock, SG7 5QL
Local authority
Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

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