Foundation school · Hertfordshire

Cuffley School

3–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117565URN

Theobalds Road, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

119 applications for 59 places · 249th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

13 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
2 October 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

119 applications · 59 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.2; 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	59	119	2.0	65	1.10
Sep 2025	60	120	2.0	49	0.82
Sep 2024	48	113	2.4	45	0.94
Sep 2023	60	128	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2022	60	157	2.6	73	1.22
Sep 2021	60	144	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2020	60	118	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2019	52	118	2.3	42	0.81
Sep 2018	60	107	1.8	55	0.92
Sep 2017	60	124	2.1	53	0.88
Sep 2016	60	148	2.5	55	0.92
Sep 2015	60	126	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2014	60	130	2.2	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 88% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%24th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	83%	13%	108	107
2023/24	67%	12%	106	107
2022/23	67%	15%	106	106

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

Cuffley SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

5.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Northaw Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
3.5 km · Enfield

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Bonneygrove Primary School
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Oakmere Primary School
3.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
3.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117565 · 919/5205
Capacity: 460 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 4.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Theobalds Road, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4HN
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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