Thundridge Church of England Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.88 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

4.29

0.19

0.18

0.28

2.18

0.78

1.75

1.88

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Thundridge Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Herts, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Thundridge Church of England 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	1.88 mi
Reception 2025	1.75 mi
Reception 2024	0.78 mi
Reception 2023	2.18 mi
Reception 2022	0.28 mi
Reception 2021	0.18 mi
Reception 2020	0.19 mi
Reception 2019	4.29 mi
Reception 2018	0.28 mi
Reception 2017	0.78 mi
Reception 2016	0.84 mi
Reception 2015	0.18 mi

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

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026, for children whose nearest school it is, lived 1.88 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2015.
Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 13 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 14.1%.
The school has 18.6 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 22.

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: Ermine Street, Thundridge, Ware, Herts, SG12 0SY
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 91 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 13 March 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of their school.”
“They speak enthusiastically about all aspects of their learning.”
“Pupils value the warm culture at the school.”

To improve

“In some foundation subjects, the curriculum is not as well developed and needs further adaptation to ensure all pupils can make progress.”
“Teachers do not assess pupils’ progress as well as they should to be able to ensure that work has appropriate challenge for all pupils.”
“The positive approach has not been fully shared with all staff and parents.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.

Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School 1.2 mi Good
Kingshill Infant School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Priors Wood Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Wheatcroft Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published