Cowley Hill School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.60 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.63

0.66

0.61

0.65

0.67

0.64

0.51

0.60

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Cowley Hill School is a primary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Cowley Hill 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	0.60 mi
Reception 2025	0.51 mi
Reception 2024	0.64 mi
Reception 2023	0.67 mi
Reception 2022	0.65 mi
Reception 2021	0.61 mi
Reception 2020	0.66 mi
Reception 2019	0.63 mi
Reception 2018	0.67 mi
Reception 2017	0.59 mi
Reception 2016	0.54 mi
Reception 2015	0.66 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
In 2024/25, 12% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, against 8% across England.
Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 20 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
29.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 22.7%.

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: Winstre Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5DP
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 416 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 29.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026

Strengths

“Pupils describe their school as inclusive, where everyone feels they belong.”
“Pupils show this is the case through their actions.”
“For example, they greet visitors warmly with smiles and friendly conversation.”

To improve

“Although pupils' attainment in writing is secure, leaders have identified that there is some further work to do to ensure pupils make greater and more consistent progress in this area of the curriculum.”
“That said, there are a small number of occasions when activities limit how well some pupils develop their independence.”
“Consistency for checking what pupils know in some subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics sometimes varies.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2026 (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)	75%	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: 33 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 33 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.

Woodlands Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Parkside Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Meryfield Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Monksmead School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Yavneh Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Kenilworth Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Summerswood Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published