Community school · Hertfordshire

Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117370URN

Watkins Rise, Potters Bar, EN6 1QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

113 applications for 30 places · 46th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

19 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 June 2012
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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

113 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 6.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 5.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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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	30	113	3.8	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	133	4.4	49	1.63
Sep 2024	30	121	4.0	39	1.30
Sep 2023	30	140	4.7	49	1.63
Sep 2022	30	126	4.2	46	1.53
Sep 2021	30	137	4.6	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	153	5.1	46	1.53
Sep 2019	30	182	6.1	48	1.60
Sep 2018	30	155	5.2	49	1.63
Sep 2017	30	154	5.1	52	1.73
Sep 2016	30	127	4.2	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	128	4.3	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	146	4.9	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 73% · Maths 90% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%121st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	70%	0%	107	106
2023/24	62%	7%	102	104
2022/23	57%	7%	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

Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Oakmere Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Little Heath Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cranborne Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place
The Wroxham School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Northaw Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Hadley Wood Primary School
3.0 km · Enfield

Not yet inspected
Brookmans Park Primary School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117370 · 919/2982
Capacity: 210 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Watkins Rise, Potters Bar, EN6 1QB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Hertsmere

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