Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

Potten End CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117414URN

Church Road, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

84 applications for 30 places · 111th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

Inspection history

2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 November 2010
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.8; 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	30	84	2.8	41	1.37
Sep 2025	30	75	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	87	2.9	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	76	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2021	30	92	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	68	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	73	2.4	26	0.87
Sep 2018	28	59	2.1	25	0.89
Sep 2017	30	85	2.8	41	1.37
Sep 2016	28	86	3.1	35	1.25
Sep 2015	30	98	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2014	30	84	2.8	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 70% · Maths 81% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%221st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	59%	7%	104	104
2023/24	60%	10%	104	102
2022/23	66%	7%	106	104

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

Potten End CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Micklem Primary School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Oakleaf Primary
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Pixies Hill Primary School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 66%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: 117414 · 919/3049
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QY
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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