Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

About Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School is a small primary in North Hertfordshire that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 28 applications for just 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.87. Seventeen families put it as their first preference, and all 15 offers went to first-preference applicants. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, though the school doesn't publish a parent-view survey percentage to back that up directly. With only 80 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105, it's not bursting at the seams, but the numbers show it's comfortably popular. The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for ages 4 to 11, led by headteacher Kirsty Badham, and 12.5 per cent of pupils qualify for free school meals, which is slightly below the national average.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, the school earned a Good rating across all five graded categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. That's a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when it was rated Requires Improvement overall. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 44 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is well below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64 per cent. The school ranks 34th out of 38 primary schools in North Hertfordshire on that metric, placing it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. However, individual subject scores are more encouraging: 78 per cent hit the expected standard in reading, and the average reading score was 105, while maths averaged 104. Only 11 per cent reached the higher standard across all three subjects.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for its size, including a sports hall, dining hall, forest school, art studios, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include swimming, netball, cricket and gymnastics, and there are clubs for film, art and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no nursery provision and no sixth form, as it's a primary-only school. Given its small roll and strong local demand, this is a school that suits families who value a close-knit, community feel and are happy to prioritise pastoral strengths over headline exam results. The oversubscription means applying as a first preference is essential.

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