Community school · Hertfordshire

Sheredes Primary School

3–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117353URN

Benford Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

242 applications for 60 places · 31st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

242 applications · 60 places offered · 92 named it first

2026 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.6; 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	242	4.0	92	1.53
Sep 2025	59	221	3.8	88	1.49
Sep 2024	60	222	3.7	92	1.53
Sep 2023	58	230	4.0	88	1.52
Sep 2022	60	275	4.6	101	1.68
Sep 2021	59	237	4.0	87	1.47
Sep 2020	60	282	4.7	92	1.53
Sep 2019	60	253	4.2	94	1.57
Sep 2018	60	281	4.7	112	1.87
Sep 2017	60	258	4.3	79	1.32
Sep 2016	60	288	4.8	91	1.52
Sep 2015	60	275	4.6	87	1.45
Sep 2014	60	273	4.6	105	1.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 90% · Maths 87% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%57th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	78%	20%	108	108
2023/24	87%	27%	111	109
2022/23	95%	25%	111	111

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

Sheredes Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Cross Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Broxbourne CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
High Leigh Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Wormley CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Forres Primary Academy
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Roselands Primary School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 50%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: 117353 · 919/2452
Capacity: 480 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Benford Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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