Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Meryfield Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145351URN

Theobald Street, Theobald Street, Borehamwood, WD6 4PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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128 applications for 60 places · 222nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
28 November 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Meryfield Primary School, URN 117184

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

128 applications · 60 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Meryfield Primary School (URN 117184), 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	128	2.1	72	1.20
Sep 2025	50	118	2.4	46	0.92
Sep 2024	60	151	2.5	49	0.82
Sep 2023	50	127	2.5	41	0.82
Sep 2022	51	119	2.3	44	0.86
Sep 2021	60	150	2.5	53	0.88
Sep 2020	60	151	2.5	66	1.10
Sep 2019	60	156	2.6	60	1.00
Sep 2018	60	150	2.5	55	0.92
Sep 2017 *	60	117	2.0	61	1.02
Sep 2016 *	60	144	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2015 *	60	126	2.1	48	0.80
Sep 2014 *	60	116	1.9	45	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 73% · Maths 67% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%225th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	8%	104	105
2023/24	57%	12%	103	104
2022/23	69%	19%	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

Meryfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Parkside Community Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Cowley Hill School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Yavneh Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Monksmead School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Summerswood Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145351 · 919/2156
Trust: Agora Learning Partnership
Capacity: 480 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Meryfield Primary School (URN 117184)
Address: Theobald Street, Theobald Street, Borehamwood, WD6 4PA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Hertsmere

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