Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Clore Shalom School

4–11Ages
186Pupils
PrimaryPhase
JewishReligious character
131456URN

Hugo Gryn Way, Shenley, WD7 9BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

62 applications for 25 places · 161st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.3; 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	25	62	2.5	24	0.96
Sep 2025	26	76	2.9	26	1.00
Sep 2024	23	60	2.6	22	0.96
Sep 2023	28	93	3.3	32	1.14
Sep 2022	22	49	2.2	20	0.91
Sep 2021	30	78	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	53	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2018	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2017	24	38	1.6	21	0.88
Sep 2016	31	55	1.8	30	0.97
Sep 2015	30	58	1.9	38	1.27
Sep 2014	29	66	2.3	37	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 72% · Maths 88% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%142nd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	68%	8%	108	107
2023/24	72%	0%	107	105
2022/23	52%	7%	107	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

Clore Shalom SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Shenley Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bowmansgreen Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Newberries Primary School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Parkside Community Primary School
3.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 67%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: 131456 · 919/5213
Religious character: Jewish
Capacity: 186 pupils · 186 on roll
Free school meals: 2.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Hugo Gryn Way, Shenley, WD7 9BL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Hertsmere

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