Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117415URN

94, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

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

72 applications for 28 places · 152nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

3 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 July 2013
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

72 applications · 28 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.5; 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	28	72	2.6	32	1.14
Sep 2025	27	72	2.7	18	0.67
Sep 2024	30	104	3.5	38	1.27
Sep 2023	29	90	3.1	37	1.28
Sep 2022	28	116	4.1	43	1.54
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	23	0.77
Sep 2020	30	112	3.7	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	94	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	28	76	2.7	23	0.82
Sep 2017	31	104	3.4	39	1.26
Sep 2016	30	105	3.5	29	0.97
Sep 2015	26	90	3.5	21	0.81
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	17	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 47% · Maths 83% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%284th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	47%	0%	105	106
2023/24	57%	3%	106	103
2022/23	62%	0%	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

Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Burleigh Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Oakview Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place
Bonneygrove Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Millbrook School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117415 · 919/3053
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 94, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9ND
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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