Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117407URN

Mill Race, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, SG12 8BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

51 applications for 29 places · 287th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 November 2014
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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	29	51	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2025	18	39	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2024	24	52	2.2	23	0.96
Sep 2023	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2022	29	73	2.5	27	0.93
Sep 2021	24	51	2.1	22	0.92
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	71	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2018	30	73	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	85	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	91	3.0	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	100	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	81	2.7	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 65% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%230th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	17%	104	103
2023/24	66%	7%	107	106
2022/23	52%	11%	103	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

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Cranbourne Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Forres Primary Academy
2.2 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
Roydon Primary Academy
3.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
3.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Priors Wood Primary School
3.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117407 · 919/3040
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mill Race, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, SG12 8BZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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