Cowley Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 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
- 424 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 44.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 40.3%
Other White 30.9%
Mixed 9.1%
African 7.5%
Indian 3.3%
Other 3.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cowley Hill School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 8 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 29 29 |
| Year 1 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 2 | 55 28 27 |
| Year 3 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 4 | 55 25 30 |
| Year 5 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 6 | 56 27 29 |