Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Forres Primary Academy

5–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151161URN

Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0RW

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

51 applications for 22 places · 189th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

51 applications · 22 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2023 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Forres Primary School (URN 117284), 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	22	51	2.3	14	0.64
Sep 2025	20	53	2.7	19	0.95
Sep 2024 *	22	56	2.6	21	0.95
Sep 2023 *	22	74	3.4	21	0.95
Sep 2022 *	32	103	3.2	28	0.88
Sep 2021 *	34	93	2.7	29	0.85
Sep 2020 *	56	116	2.1	50	0.89
Sep 2019 *	39	112	2.9	32	0.82
Sep 2018 *	51	118	2.3	30	0.59
Sep 2017 *	56	130	2.3	44	0.79
Sep 2016 *	40	109	2.7	27	0.68
Sep 2015 *	45	104	2.3	36	0.80
Sep 2014 *	43	88	2.1	22	0.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%250th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	4%	103	102
2023/24
2022/23

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

Forres Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Cranbourne Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Roselands Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

2.2applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
High Leigh Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

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

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151161 · 919/2144
Trust: Spiral Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Forres Primary School (URN 117284)
Address: Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0RW
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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