Eastbury Farm Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Northwood, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.67 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Eastbury Farm Primary School is a primary school in Northwood, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Eastbury Farm 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 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.85 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.17 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.80 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.95 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.79 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.79 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.79 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.93 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.68 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, there were 43 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 22 of the 96 applications (23%) for Reception in 2026 came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 4 offers went to them.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.67 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and similar to 2015.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Bishops Avenue, Northwood, HA6 3DG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 346 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 February 2024
Strengths
- “Eastbury Farm Primary School is firmly placed at the heart of the community.”
- “They demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.”
- “Pupils actively engage in lessons and present their work to a high quality.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, some subject leaders do not check what children are learning in the early years.”
- “As a result, they lack important information about whether pupils are making as much progress as they could from early years and beyond.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 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) | 70% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 39 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.
- St Joseph Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Greenfields Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warren Dell Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Willow Tree Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodhall Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laurance Haines School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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