Millbrook School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.24 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Millbrook School is a primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Millbrook 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 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.09 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.16 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.16 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.10 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.15 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.19 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.19 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 25 offers: 0.4 first choices per offer, the lowest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools.
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child 0.24 miles away, among children for whom it was the nearest school; that was further than in 2025 and 2015.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 35% of pupils, against a middle figure of 26.4% 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
- Gews Corner, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9BX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “Staff greet them warmly every day.”
- “Pupils make every effort to follow the school motto of ‘Believe and Achieve’.”
To improve
- “However, weaknesses in the quality of education over time mean that some pupils have gaps in their learning.”
- “These pupils are not as well prepared for the next stage of their education as they should be.”
- “The school recognised that not enough pupils were achieving well in English and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 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) | 60% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 11 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.
- Burleigh Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookland Junior School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Downfield Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Churchfield Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakview Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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