Reed First School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Royston, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.39 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

3.64

4.87

5.02

0.21

1.78

0.11

0.31

3.39

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Reed First School is a primary school in Royston, Hertfordshire for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Reed First 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	3.39 mi
Reception 2025	0.31 mi
Reception 2024	0.11 mi
Reception 2023	1.78 mi
Reception 2022	0.21 mi
Reception 2021	5.02 mi
Reception 2020	4.87 mi
Reception 2019	3.64 mi
Reception 2018	0.20 mi
Reception 2017	0.12 mi
Reception 2016	8.37 mi
Reception 2015	1.91 mi

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

What the figures show

For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.39 miles from the school, the 4th longest of the 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included).
The middle figure across those Hertfordshire schools was 0.46 miles for Reception 2026.
The Reception last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and than in 2015, and it swung sharply between some years.
For Reception 2026 there were 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.

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: Jacksons Lane, Reed, Royston, SG8 8AB
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–9
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 64 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 11.7

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 18 October 2022

Strengths

“This village school is friendly and welcoming.”
“Relationships between staff and pupils are positive.”
“Pupils are happy to come to school.”

To improve

“In the past, there were lower expectations of pupils.”
“Due to past teaching, some pupils have less secure knowledge and skills in these subjects.”
“In a few areas, teachers still need to make the necessary adaptations to help pupils remember and use important knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.

Barkway VA Church of England First School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Therfield First School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
Studlands Rise First School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Barley (VA) Church of England First School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
Tannery Drift School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Icknield Walk First School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published