St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch is a primary school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 10 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
The school has 18.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17 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: Northchurch, Berkhamsted, HP4 3QZ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 226 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.2

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 10 March 2023

Strengths

“St Mary’s is a welcoming and caring place to learn.”
“They welcome new pupils warmly and help them to settle in.”
“Older pupils have a strong sense of self-belief and self-confidence, particularly in understanding and explaining right and wrong.”

To improve

“Bullying happens infrequently.”
“However, some staff do not have the confidence to teach parts of the phonics curriculum as leaders intend.”
“Leaders check how well pupils are learning in some of these groups but not all.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2023 (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)	53%	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: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.

Westfield Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Bridgewater Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Greenway Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Thomas Coram Church of England School 1.9 mi Good
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published