Roselands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Hoddesdon, 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, 2019–2026 (miles)
Roselands Primary School is a primary school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Roselands 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 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.17 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.92 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Under one of its admission criteria, the last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.27 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and in 2015.
- Over the Reception years from 2015 to 2026, the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 43 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 40 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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
- High Wood Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 9AR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 300 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils grow in confidence at this happy school.”
- “They feel part of a kind community.”
- “Pupils and adults care about, and look out for, each other.”
To improve
- “However, for a few pupils, on occasions, extra challenge or support would help them to achieve more.”
- “However, staff do not have the same expertise in helping pupils who struggle with writing.”
- “As a result, pupils, including those with SEND, do not always practise tasks that help them to develop and practise their writing skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 40 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.
- The Cranbourne Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Forres Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- High Leigh Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cross Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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