Community school · Hertfordshire

Kenilworth Primary School

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117183URN

Kenilworth Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 1QL · 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

2.3per place

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

69 applications for 30 places · 192nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
27 April 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

69 applications · 30 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	69	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2025	26	67	2.6	22	0.85
Sep 2024	29	85	2.9	23	0.79
Sep 2023	24	86	3.6	19	0.79
Sep 2022	27	69	2.6	21	0.78
Sep 2021	28	67	2.4	22	0.79
Sep 2020	29	80	2.8	19	0.66
Sep 2019	30	114	3.8	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	128	4.3	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	118	3.9	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	144	4.8	49	1.63
Sep 2015	30	135	4.5	40	1.33
Sep 2014	30	113	3.8	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 47% · Maths 50% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%308th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	37%	0%	101	99
2023/24	52%	0%	102	102
2022/23	33%	0%	99	96

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

Kenilworth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Saffron Green Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Monksmead School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Yavneh Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Summerswood Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cowley Hill School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Meryfield Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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: 117183 · 919/2155
Capacity: 225 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kenilworth Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 1QL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Hertsmere

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources