Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Cherry Tree Primary School

3–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145353URN

Berry Avenue, Watford, WD24 6ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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172 applications for 60 places · 103rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 July 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

172 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Cherry Tree Primary School (URN 117339), 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	172	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2025	59	160	2.7	54	0.92
Sep 2024	59	173	2.9	51	0.86
Sep 2023	39	146	3.7	33	0.85
Sep 2022	55	153	2.8	53	0.96
Sep 2021	41	133	3.2	36	0.88
Sep 2020	57	154	2.7	47	0.82
Sep 2019	51	164	3.2	45	0.88
Sep 2018	54	144	2.7	46	0.85
Sep 2017 *	60	149	2.5	46	0.77
Sep 2016 *	60	170	2.8	51	0.85
Sep 2015 *	59	131	2.2	41	0.69
Sep 2014 *	59	115	2.0	42	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 55% · Maths 83% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%278th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	48%	12%	105	105
2023/24	67%	7%	106	108
2022/23	68%	5%	106	107

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

Cherry Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The Orchard Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Beechfield School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Junior School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

80%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Infants' School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place
Parkgate Junior School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

58%met the SATs standard
Leavesden JMI School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
The Grove Academy
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145353 · 919/2432
Trust: Inclusive Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 23.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2018
Replaced: Cherry Tree Primary School (URN 117339)
Address: Berry Avenue, Watford, WD24 6ST
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Watford

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