Community school · Hertfordshire

Downfield Primary School

2–11Ages
467Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117255URN

Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 8SS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

99 applications for 56 places · 285th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

22%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

99 applications · 56 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 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	56	99	1.8	50	0.89
Sep 2025	53	105	2.0	44	0.83
Sep 2024	46	107	2.3	41	0.89
Sep 2023	57	109	1.9	50	0.88
Sep 2022	60	137	2.3	47	0.78
Sep 2021	56	118	2.1	54	0.96
Sep 2020	59	130	2.2	51	0.86
Sep 2019	56	109	2.0	48	0.86
Sep 2018	60	115	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2017	57	125	2.2	44	0.77
Sep 2016	60	130	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	142	2.4	54	0.90
Sep 2014	45	127	2.8	47	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 26% · Maths 57% → all three 22% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard22%329th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard26%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard11%

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	22%	4%	103	103
2023/24	58%	0%	105	106
2022/23	40%	0%	102	104

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

Downfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Millbrook School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burleigh Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Four Swannes Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Brookland Junior School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

71%met the SATs standard
Brookland Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%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: 117255 · 919/2289
Capacity: 420 pupils · 467 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 8SS
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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