Burleigh Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.48 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.39

0.28

0.51

0.40

0.30

0.36

0.34

0.48

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Burleigh Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Burleigh 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	0.48 mi
Reception 2025	0.34 mi
Reception 2024	0.36 mi
Reception 2023	0.30 mi
Reception 2022	0.40 mi
Reception 2021	0.51 mi
Reception 2020	0.28 mi
Reception 2019	0.39 mi
Reception 2018	0.28 mi
Reception 2017	0.31 mi
Reception 2016	0.34 mi
Reception 2015	0.39 mi

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

What the figures show

Among children for whom it was the nearest school, the last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.48 miles away.
That was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2015, with sharp swings between some years, the biggest from 2020 to 2021.
Reception 2026 had 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% 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: Blindmans Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9DP
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 410 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.9

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 9 November 2023

Strengths

“Pupils at Burleigh Primary School enjoy their work and play.”
“They embody their ‘MAGIC’ values of motivation, aspiration, gumption, integrity and communication.”
“These shine through from when pupils first join the school.”

To improve

“However, some teachers do not always deliver the intended curriculum as well as they might.”
“Sometimes, pupils do not always benefit from the checking techniques and effective questioning that help to deepen their learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 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)	61%	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: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 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.

Millbrook School 0.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Brookland Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Brookland Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
Downfield Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Oakview Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Churchfield Church of England Academy 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published