Community school · Hertfordshire

Monksmead School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117219URN

Hillside Avenue, Monksmead School, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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99 applications for 30 places · 71st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

17 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 March 2012
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 5.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 5.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 5.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 5.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 6.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 6.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 7.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 7.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 7.4; 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	30	99	3.3	26	0.87
Sep 2025	29	112	3.9	38	1.31
Sep 2024	30	130	4.3	35	1.17
Sep 2023	28	127	4.5	39	1.39
Sep 2022	29	146	5.0	40	1.38
Sep 2021	30	164	5.5	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	159	5.3	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	176	5.9	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	187	6.2	50	1.67
Sep 2017	30	179	6.0	50	1.67
Sep 2016	30	223	7.4	58	1.93
Sep 2015	29	217	7.5	62	2.14
Sep 2014	30	222	7.4	58	1.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 52% · Maths 74% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%278th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	48%	0%	107	103
2023/24	52%	7%	106	103
2022/23	48%	11%	105	102

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

Monksmead SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Kenilworth Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Saffron Green Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Cowley Hill School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

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

2026

4.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Meryfield Primary School
1.9 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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117219 · 919/2224
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hillside Avenue, Monksmead School, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Hertsmere

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