Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.83 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery 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 | 0.83 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.83 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.90 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.86 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.01 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.77 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.85 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.88 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.95 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.85 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.90 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (41%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.83 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Among 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest.
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
- Millcrest Road, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, EN7 5NS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “They learn in a calm, caring and compassionate environment.”
- “They take pride in a wide range of learning opportunities.”
- “They are proud of the responsibilities and roles that they have, such as well-being ambassadors.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders’ curriculum thinking is less clear.”
- “When this is the case, teachers do not know the knowledge that pupils need to remember from each lesson.”
- “As a result, pupils do not progress as well as they could through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 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) | 50% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Woodside Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cuffley School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fairfields Primary School and Nursery 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Flamstead End School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bonneygrove Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakview Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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