Community school · Hertfordshire

Bridgewater Primary School

3–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117541URN

Bridle Way, Billet Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 1ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

165 applications for 60 places · 120th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 November 2016
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

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

165 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.3; 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	60	165	2.8	68	1.13
Sep 2025	60	157	2.6	71	1.18
Sep 2024	60	155	2.6	78	1.30
Sep 2023	60	154	2.6	65	1.08
Sep 2022	60	161	2.7	69	1.15
Sep 2021	59	177	3.0	67	1.14
Sep 2020	59	177	3.0	79	1.34
Sep 2019	60	161	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2018	60	156	2.6	63	1.05
Sep 2017	52	142	2.7	51	0.98
Sep 2016	60	172	2.9	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	190	3.2	61	1.02
Sep 2014	61	199	3.3	69	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 78% · Maths 92% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%81st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	75%	10%	108	106
2023/24	75%	15%	109	106
2022/23	80%	4%	110	109

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

Bridgewater Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Potten End CofE Primary School
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117541 · 919/4144
Capacity: 420 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 4.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Bridle Way, Billet Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 1ES
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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