Abel Smith School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.45 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.56

0.33

0.45

0.43

0.37

0.45

20192020202120222023202420252026

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Abel Smith School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Abel Smith 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	0.45 mi
Reception 2025	0.37 mi
Reception 2024	0.43 mi
Reception 2023	0.45 mi
Reception 2022	0.45 mi
Reception 2021	0.45 mi
Reception 2020	0.33 mi
Reception 2019	0.56 mi
Reception 2018	0.45 mi
Reception 2017	0.43 mi
Reception 2016	0.39 mi
Reception 2015	0.38 mi

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

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026, under one of its admission criteria, lived 0.45 miles from the school.
That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2015, after swinging sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 17% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 55% met the expected standard (England 62%).

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: Churchfields, Greencoates, Hertford, SG13 8AE
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 226 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.6

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 9 July 2024

Strengths

“Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
“They believe in themselves and are aspirational for their futures.”
“Pupils enthusiastically engage in exciting learning activities that are well designed to develop their knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 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: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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.

Mill Mead Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Morgans Primary School & Nursery 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Wheatcroft Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Bengeo Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Hollybush Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published