Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
110Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117396URN

Newgate Street Village, Hertford, SG13 8RA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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39 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

The graded inspection, 9 October 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
9 October 2019
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

39 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 5.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 6.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 5.3; 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	12	39	3.3	10	0.83
Sep 2025	15	42	2.8	17	1.13
Sep 2024	13	36	2.8	12	0.92
Sep 2023	11	51	4.6	6	0.55
Sep 2022	15	51	3.4	10	0.67
Sep 2021	10	28	2.8	8	0.80
Sep 2020	15	58	3.9	18	1.20
Sep 2019	12	39	3.3	9	0.75
Sep 2018	13	69	5.3	13	1.00
Sep 2017	12	56	4.7	11	0.92
Sep 2016	12	73	6.1	16	1.33
Sep 2015	12	61	5.1	20	1.67
Sep 2014	11	58	5.3	14	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 83% · Maths 100% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%24th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

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	83%	0%	107	108
2023/24	50%	10%	105	99
2022/23	54%	0%	105	107

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

Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

5.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cuffley School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Northaw Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School
4.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

5.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
4.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117396 · 919/3020
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 115 pupils · 110 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Newgate Street Village, Hertford, SG13 8RA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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