Central Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 24 2023 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
117156
Address
Derby Road, WD17 2LX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
415 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
75.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.7%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 27.2%
African 12.8%
Indian 12.3%
Pakistani 11.8%
Mixed 11.6%
White British 10.4%
Other Asian 6.5%
Other 2.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Black 1.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 51%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Central Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
40
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
35
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
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 classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
30
12
18
Reception, Full-time
54
24
30
Year 1
52
25
27
Year 2
51
33
18
Year 3
56
27
29
Year 4
56
33
23
Year 5
57
23
34
Year 6
59
28
31
Year 2023-2024

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