Tannery Drift School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Royston, Hertfordshire
Tannery Drift School is a primary school in Royston, Hertfordshire for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Tannery Drift, Royston, SG8 5DE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 320 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Tannery Drift School are good-natured and delightful.”
- “They are friendly and treat each other kindly.”
- “Staff and pupils have developed respectful and caring relationships.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the work that teachers set does not fully match some pupils’ understanding.”
- “Some pupils find some aspects of their work too hard, and they cannot work independently.”
- “This means they rely on adult support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Studlands Rise First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roman Way Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Icknield Walk First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Therfield First School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Reed First School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published