Academy converter · Hertfordshire

The Cranbourne Primary School

4–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143410URN

Bridleway North, Hoddesdon, EN11 9PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

158 applications for 60 places · 140th 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 GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 5 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

5 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
5 February 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

158 applications · 60 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as The Cranbourne Primary School (URN 117307), the previous school.

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	158	2.6	75	1.25
Sep 2025	58	145	2.5	60	1.03
Sep 2024	54	118	2.2	46	0.85
Sep 2023	57	163	2.9	51	0.89
Sep 2022	60	182	3.0	59	0.98
Sep 2021	61	179	2.9	59	0.97
Sep 2020	59	211	3.6	57	0.97
Sep 2019	60	184	3.1	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	212	3.5	80	1.33
Sep 2017	60	220	3.7	81	1.35
Sep 2016 *	60	237	4.0	80	1.33
Sep 2015 *	60	213	3.6	73	1.22
Sep 2014 *	60	248	4.1	90	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 80% · Maths 82% → 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 standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	68%	15%	106	106
2023/24	63%	17%	106	105
2022/23	52%	3%	105	105

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

The Cranbourne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Forres Primary Academy
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Roselands Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
High Leigh Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Cross Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143410 · 919/2384
Trust: Danes Educational Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: The Cranbourne Primary School (URN 117307)
Address: Bridleway North, Hoddesdon, EN11 9PP
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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