Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

Graveley Primary School

4–11Ages
84Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117395URN

Ashwell Common, Graveley, Hitchin, SG4 7LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

29 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

29 applications · 11 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.6; 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.

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	11	29	2.6	7	0.64
Sep 2025	6	28	4.7	5	0.83
Sep 2024	15	41	2.7	9	0.60
Sep 2023	14	46	3.3	14	1.00
Sep 2022	14	40	2.9	11	0.79
Sep 2021	14	57	4.1	11	0.79
Sep 2020	12	51	4.3	11	0.92
Sep 2019	16	56	3.5	11	0.69
Sep 2018	16	50	3.1	14	0.88
Sep 2017	10	46	4.6	7	0.70
Sep 2016	16	73	4.6	18	1.13
Sep 2015	16	69	4.3	23	1.44
Sep 2014	16	78	4.9	27	1.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%305th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	99	98
2023/24	75%	0%	104	102
2022/23	21%	14%	104	102

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

Graveley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Almond Hill Junior School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

70%met the SATs standard
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
The Leys Primary and Nursery School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place
Giles Junior School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
The Giles Infant and Nursery School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Woolenwick Junior School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

62%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117395 · 919/3018
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 112 pupils · 84 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ashwell Common, Graveley, Hitchin, SG4 7LJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

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