Cowley Hill School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 6 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117099
Address
Winstre Road, WD6 5DP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
441 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
42%
Free school meals (FSM)
24%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44%
Other White 29.5%
Mixed 8.6%
African 5.9%
Indian 4.3%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other 1.8%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 15%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Cowley Hill School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
54
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
21
14
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
10
11
Reception, Full-time
58
28
30
Year 1
57
28
29
Year 2
57
26
31
Year 3
56
24
32
Year 4
58
26
32
Year 5
56
26
30
Year 6
57
33
24
Year 2023-2024

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