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
- Website
- www.central.herts.sch.uk
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
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage-0.6
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
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 |