Community school · Hertfordshire

Westfield Primary School

3–11Ages
140Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117254URN

Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 3PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

36 applications for 16 places · 199th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

36 applications · 16 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 8.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 5.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 12 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	16	36	2.3	11	0.69
Sep 2025	8	33	4.1	6	0.75
Sep 2024	7	61	8.7	4	0.57
Sep 2023	22	94	4.3	17	0.77
Sep 2022	28	122	4.4	21	0.75
Sep 2021	30	122	4.1	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	147	4.9	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	125	4.2	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	129	4.3	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	136	4.5	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	154	5.1	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	152	5.1	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	163	5.4	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 48% · Maths 43% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%323rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	30%	4%	104	98
2023/24	60%	0%	108	104
2022/23	56%	4%	106	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

Westfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Potten End CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 59%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: 117254 · 919/2288
Capacity: 210 pupils · 140 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 3PJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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