Hurst Drive Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Hurst Drive Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 8DH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, polite and kind to each other.”
- “As a result, pupils regularly demonstrate these values.”
- “They engage with and focus on their learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, they do not have enough time to practise these skills.”
- “The school is further developing the high-quality texts that pupils can read in the class and school libraries.”
- “In a few subjects, teachers do not routinely check the knowledge and vocabulary that pupils can remember and use.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 63% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 46 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 exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- Four Swannes Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Downfield Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burleigh Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbrook School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published