Community school · Hertfordshire

Roundwood Primary School

3–11Ages
338Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117211URN

Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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127 applications for 30 places · 24th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 20 January 2026Published 26 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected 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

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

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
5 October 2021
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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 5.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 5.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 5.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	127	4.2	29	0.97
Sep 2025	45	149	3.3	36	0.80
Sep 2024	36	142	3.9	31	0.86
Sep 2023	40	141	3.5	37	0.93
Sep 2022	45	173	3.8	42	0.93
Sep 2021	45	173	3.8	42	0.93
Sep 2020	44	173	3.9	38	0.86
Sep 2019	44	193	4.4	47	1.07
Sep 2018	46	171	3.7	49	1.07
Sep 2017	45	225	5.0	64	1.42
Sep 2016	45	214	4.8	54	1.20
Sep 2015	45	223	5.0	72	1.60
Sep 2014	45	234	5.2	67	1.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 73% · Maths 84% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%133rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard71%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	69%	9%	112	110
2023/24	84%	9%	112	113
2022/23	69%	16%	112	110

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

Roundwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

4.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Wood End School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Harpenden Academy
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

3.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Dominic Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place
Manland Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

4.7applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Crabtree Infants' School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place
Crabtree Junior School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

86%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117211 · 919/2203
Capacity: 339 pupils · 338 on roll
Free school meals: 2.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AD
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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