Four Swannes Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.29 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Four Swannes Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Four Swannes Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place under its nearest-school criterion lived 0.29 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and in 2015, though the distance swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 27%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- King Edward Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 7HH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school has recently introduced values which encourage pupils to be independent and to help others.”
- “Typically, pupils enjoy learning and are excited to come to school.”
- “They make friends easily and respect each other.”
To improve
- “However, pupils have achieved below the national standards in reading, writing and mathematics in recent years.”
- “However, many of these changes are new and have not been embedded.”
- “Across the school, pupils have not benefited from the changes to the curriculum as many of the changes are new.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Hurst Drive Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Downfield Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burleigh Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbrook School 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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