Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, 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 →Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Hertingfordbury Cowper 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 | 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
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 20 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
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
- Birch Green, Hertford, SG14 2LR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 229 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud and happy to be part of this warm and welcoming school.”
- “They talk fondly about how they celebrated the recent 175th anniversary of the school by spending the day living like Victorians.”
- “Older pupils speak about being role models for younger children in the school.”
To improve
- “However, at times, these checks are not made as quickly as they could be.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not know and remember important information as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (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) | 76% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 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.
- Hollybush Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mill Mead Primary Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Springmead Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Watchlytes Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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