Howe Dell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.36 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Howe Dell Primary School is a primary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Howe Dell 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 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.77 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.73 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.80 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.77 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.95 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.73 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 as their nearest school lived 0.36 miles away, and that was the shortest of the 12 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 42 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- The Runway, Hatfield, AL10 9AH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at the school embody the shared values of kindness, growth and respect.”
- “They are encouraged to meet the ‘Golden Expectations’ and give everything a go.”
- “This is seen in the focus that pupils demonstrate when completing their classwork.”
To improve
- “However, there are a few occasions where pupils do not receive sufficient practise in their work tasks to help their new knowledge stick.”
- “When this is the case, pupils are a little less confident to recall and apply their knowledge in new contexts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2025 (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) | 69% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 31 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.
- Green Lanes Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hatfield Community Free School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Countess Anne Church of England School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- De Havilland Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ryde School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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