Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.05 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 1.05 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.60 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.87 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.01 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 3.68 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.61 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.53 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.86 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.13 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 1.77 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.61 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.14 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For children whose nearest school it is, the 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.05 miles, nearer the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 9 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Ashendene Road, Bayford, Hertford, SG13 8PX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 87 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Bayford is a happy school that welcomes everyone warmly.”
- “Staff build strong relationships with pupils.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and secure.”
To improve
- “The curriculum is more established in some subjects than others.”
- “However, in a few subjects, that are still being developed, this is not the case.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not have the strong subject knowledge and expertise needed to teach as effectively as in the rest of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (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) | 23% | 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, 15 offers in total, 9 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.
- Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hollybush Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Abel Smith School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mill Mead Primary Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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