Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Essendon, Hertfordshire
Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Essendon, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 July 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Essendon, AL9 6HD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 77 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils quickly learn and live up to the school’s values, encapsulated in the ‘Essendon Way’.”
- “Pupils behave with tolerance and respect, showing the love for others that ties in with the Christian ethos of the school.”
- “As a result, bullying is rare.”
To improve
- “Pupils sometimes forget some of what they have learned when they next come to study these subjects.”
- “This means they sometimes struggle to apply what they have learned in the past to new learning.”
- “Some aspects of early years provision are not as strong as provision elsewhere in the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 17% | 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: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Watchlytes Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ryde School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published