The Wroxham School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.27 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Wroxham School is a primary school in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Wroxham 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 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- 8.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 19.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- For Reception 2026, among children whose nearest school it is, the last place offered went to a child living 0.27 miles from the school.
- For 2026 Reception entry, there were 22 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Wroxham Gardens, Potters Bar, EN6 3DJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at The Wroxham are enthusiastic and interested learners.”
- “They like to work hard and want to achieve their best.”
- “Teachers have high standards and expectations and pupils happily try to live up to them.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils need to be reminded about the expectations for behaviour in class.”
- “In some subjects, ongoing curriculum changes are not yet fully embedded.”
- “As a result, pupils can remember new knowledge well, but have gaps in their understanding of past knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 77% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 21 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.
- Cranborne Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Giles' CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Little Heath Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookmans Park Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakmere Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
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