Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.27 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.19

0.21

0.29

0.24

0.27

0.19

0.27

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Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Hertford St Andrew CofE 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	0.27 mi
Reception 2025	0.19 mi
Reception 2024	0.27 mi
Reception 2023	0.24 mi
Reception 2022	0.29 mi
Reception 2021	0.29 mi
Reception 2020	0.21 mi
Reception 2019	0.19 mi
Reception 2018	0.26 mi
Reception 2017	1.88 mi
Reception 2016	0.28 mi
Reception 2015	0.30 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2026 the Reception last distance offered was 0.27 miles, for children whose nearest school it is; that was further from the school than in 2025.
Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
44.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 9.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
There are 15.2 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 21.1.

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: Calton Avenue, Hertford, SG14 2EP
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 156 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 44.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.2

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

Ofsted

Some aspects not as strong Inspected 10 December 2024

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy attending Hertford St Andrew School.”
“There is a calm and welcoming atmosphere.”
“The school places a high value on everyone being included.”

To improve

“However, these changes are recent and have yet to have the impact the school intends.”
“However, there are still too many instances of low-level disruption in class.”
“In other subjects, these improvements to the delivery of the curriculum are not as well embedded.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 17 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.

Hollybush Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Mill Mead Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bengeo Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Abel Smith School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Morgans Primary School & Nursery 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Wheatcroft Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published