Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth

4–11Ages
120Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117430URN

25 Hollybush Lane, Datchworth, SG3 6RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

61 applications for 15 places · 30th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 26 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

61 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 12 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	15	61	4.1	14	0.93
Sep 2025	15	62	4.1	16	1.07
Sep 2024	12	58	4.8	12	1.00
Sep 2023	14	47	3.4	12	0.86
Sep 2022	30	85	2.8	26	0.87
Sep 2021	18	77	4.3	14	0.78
Sep 2020	24	78	3.3	22	0.92
Sep 2019	19	67	3.5	18	0.95
Sep 2018	20	62	3.1	19	0.95
Sep 2017	23	72	3.1	20	0.87
Sep 2016	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2015	26	76	2.9	18	0.69
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%156th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	67%	33%	109	109
2023/24	83%	17%	109	107
2022/23	86%	21%	110	110

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

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DatchworthThis school
This school

Good2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Shephalbury Park Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Longmeadow Primary School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
3.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024
Roebuck Academy
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117430 · 919/3329
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 195 pupils · 120 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 25 Hollybush Lane, Datchworth, SG3 6RE
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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