Community school · Hertfordshire

Fairfields Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
467Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117334URN

Rosedale Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

207 applications for 60 places · 59th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 June 2013
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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

207 applications · 60 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.2; 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	60	207	3.5	75	1.25
Sep 2025	60	194	3.2	78	1.30
Sep 2024	59	194	3.3	52	0.88
Sep 2023	59	167	2.8	53	0.90
Sep 2022	58	182	3.1	43	0.74
Sep 2021	60	214	3.6	53	0.88
Sep 2020	60	229	3.8	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	225	3.8	67	1.12
Sep 2018	60	249	4.2	90	1.50
Sep 2017	60	244	4.1	76	1.27
Sep 2016	60	258	4.3	67	1.12
Sep 2015	60	239	4.0	84	1.40
Sep 2014	60	250	4.2	94	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%142nd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	68%	2%	108	107
2023/24	65%	10%	106	105
2022/23	61%	10%	105	105

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

Fairfields Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Flamstead End School
0.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
Oakview Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bonneygrove Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burleigh Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Millbrook School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Churchfield Church of England Academy
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117334 · 919/2424
Capacity: 480 pupils · 467 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rosedale Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6JG
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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