Sheredes Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.54 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.68

1.22

0.58

0.36

1.54

0.62

1.22

1.54

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Sheredes Primary School is a primary school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Sheredes 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	1.54 mi
Reception 2025	1.22 mi
Reception 2024	0.62 mi
Reception 2023	1.54 mi
Reception 2022	0.36 mi
Reception 2021	0.58 mi
Reception 2020	1.22 mi
Reception 2019	0.68 mi
Reception 2018	0.55 mi
Reception 2017	0.60 mi
Reception 2016	0.51 mi
Reception 2015	0.69 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a 2026 Reception place under the nearest-school criterion lived 1.54 miles away; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
For Reception 2026 there were 92 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families and 38 first-choice families were not offered a place.
5.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.9% 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: Benford Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LL
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 456 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 7 March 2023

Strengths

“There are the highest ambitions for all pupils at Sheredes Primary.”
“This is seen throughout the diverse, rich curriculum that underpins pupils’ learning.”
“Lessons give pupils a strong, growing body of knowledge over time.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 April 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)	78%	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: 92 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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 Cross Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Broxbourne CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
High Leigh Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Wormley CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Forres Primary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Roselands Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published