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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 May 2012Graded 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 entry79 applications · 44 places offered · 37 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 2.2; 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 | 44 | 79 | 1.8 | 37 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 40 | 92 | 2.3 | 33 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 45 | 84 | 1.9 | 39 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2023 | 31 | 77 | 2.5 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 36 | 77 | 2.1 | 32 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 35 | 94 | 2.7 | 32 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 46 | 91 | 2.0 | 40 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 56 | 100 | 1.8 | 48 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 | 39 | 95 | 2.4 | 36 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 47 | 113 | 2.4 | 43 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 | 50 | 103 | 2.1 | 40 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2015 | 47 | 118 | 2.5 | 40 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2014 | 52 | 114 | 2.2 | 38 | 0.73 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Swing Gate Infant School and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.8applications per place
- 0.6 km · HertfordshireGood202368%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Hertfordshire20262.3applications per place
- 1.8 km · Hertfordshire20262.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20234.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20222.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · HertfordshireRequires improvement20242.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20222.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 53%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
- 117260 · 919/2301
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 144 on roll
- Free school meals
- 5.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Swing Gate Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 2LJ
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Dacorum
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources