Stapleford Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, 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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Stapleford Primary School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Stapleford 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	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

Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
There are 16.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 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: Church Lane, Stapleford, Hertford, SG14 3NB
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 82 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.5

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 8 May 2024

Strengths

“They like how leaders and staff know them and their families well.”
“Pupils notice how staff encourage them to do their best.”
“They are particularly pleased with the changes made to the curriculum.”

To improve

“However, sometimes, staff struggle to notice and put right pupils’ mistakes or when pupils’ attention wanes.”
“However, how leaders follow this up to check staff implement the training lacks thoroughness.”
“So, occasionally, shortcomings persist.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 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.

Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bengeo Primary School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Mill Mead Primary Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Hollybush Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published