Shenley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Radlett, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.68 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Shenley Primary School is a primary school in Radlett, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Shenley 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 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.15 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.76 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.65 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.69 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.00 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 1.59 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 37.8%, with 13.1 pupils per teacher; across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire the middle figures are 18.4% and 19.5.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place, among children whose nearest school it was, lived 0.68 miles away, further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 15 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 30th lowest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 2024/25: 31% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, lowest of 8 schools: this one and 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
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
- London Road, Shenley, Radlett, WD7 9DX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 119 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 September 2023
Strengths
- “Shenley Primary School is a friendly and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils benefit greatly because adults know them and their families well.”
- “There is a strong sense of community despite the many changes in leadership over the last few years.”
To improve
- “However, it will take time for this to be shown in published outcomes, which were weak in 2022.”
- “Some pupils who need help to catch up do not receive the precise guidance they need.”
- “Some adults do not yet have the knowledge they need to provide the right support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (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) | 31% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 11 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.
- Clore Shalom School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Newberries Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Community Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cowley Hill School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meryfield Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hertsmere Jewish Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
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