Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
159Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117445URN

School Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

29 applications for 22 places · 314th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 · 13 June 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 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	22	29	1.3	20	0.91
Sep 2025	16	23	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2024	23	31	1.4	24	1.04
Sep 2023	20	24	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2022	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2021	13	21	1.6	13	1.00
Sep 2020	19	23	1.2	18	0.95
Sep 2019	17	20	1.2	15	0.88
Sep 2018	21	24	1.1	20	0.95
Sep 2017	9	15	1.7	8	0.89
Sep 2016	16	18	1.1	15	0.94
Sep 2015	13	17	1.3	11	0.85
Sep 2014	15	17	1.1	15	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%39th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	80%	12%	110	108
2023/24	67%	0%	107	106
2022/23	77%	0%	107	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

Offley Endowed Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Putteridge Primary School
4.2 km · Luton

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Samuel Lucas Primary School
4.3 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
4.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Preston Primary School
4.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Pirton School
4.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
4.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

70%met the SATs standard
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
5.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117445 · 919/3357
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 159 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3AT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

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