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Burleigh Primary School

Waltham Cross, EN8 9DP · Hertfordshire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary
5.0/10 Broadly average

186th of 340 primary schools in Hertfordshire we can score, 401 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 5.0/10 against 3,329 of them, against 4.9/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 61.0 · 41 40% 1.66
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 9.0 · 61 25% 1.53

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 61.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared with the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in December 2023. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (5.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join CHEXS and the Teddy Bear Marathon, perform in Wicked, and sing at Bradby Hall and Haileybury. Trips include Cuffley Camp for Year 5, a PGL residential for Year 6, and an Epping Forest investigation for Year 1. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.

Getting in. The school has 410 pupils in a capacity of 420, leaving 10 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in maths? What specific activities take place during the breakfast and after-school clubs? How does the school manage the transition for Year 6 pupils preparing for the PGL residential trip?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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