Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

De Havilland Primary School

3–11Ages
425Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148040URN

Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8TQ

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

89 applications for 45 places · 254th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 19 September 2023Ofsted'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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 45 places offered · 41 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

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 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as De Havilland Primary School (URN 134716), 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	45	89	2.0	41	0.91
Sep 2025	48	96	2.0	48	1.00
Sep 2024	56	134	2.4	50	0.89
Sep 2023	60	111	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2022	40	91	2.3	37	0.93
Sep 2021	46	98	2.1	43	0.93
Sep 2020 *	57	116	2.0	52	0.91
Sep 2019 *	57	119	2.1	47	0.82
Sep 2018 *	60	120	2.0	48	0.80
Sep 2017 *	60	124	2.1	52	0.87
Sep 2016 *	60	110	1.8	54	0.90
Sep 2015 *	54	111	2.1	38	0.70
Sep 2014 *	59	115	2.0	52	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 69% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%204th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	10%	105	103
2023/24	49%	5%	103	102
2022/23	62%	16%	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

De Havilland Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Community Free School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Countess Anne Church of England School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Birchwood Avenue Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Howe Dell Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Colney Heath Primary School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148040 · 919/2112
Trust: Danes Educational Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 425 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2020
Replaced: De Havilland Primary School (URN 134716)
Address: Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8TQ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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