Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery 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 | Not published |
| 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
- 16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- Reception 2026: 20 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Among 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked highest.
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
- School Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3AT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery is a small village school where pupils are happy and friendly.”
- “They love their learning and are proud of their school.”
- “Pupils understand the Christian values they live by, such as respect and honesty.”
To improve
- “However, the systems for checking the quality of education are not rigorous enough for all leaders to be confident in how well pupils are achieving in all areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 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) | 80% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 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.
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Samuel Lucas Primary School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Preston Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Pirton School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 3.0 mi Standards maintained
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitehill Junior School 3.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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