Eastbury Farm Primary School

About Eastbury Farm Primary School

Eastbury Farm Primary School sits within Hertfordshire’s Three Rivers borough, a local authority with 401 primary schools where 45 hold an Outstanding rating. The school itself ranks 10th out of 25 primaries in Three Rivers, placing it in the top 40% locally. Among the strongest-performing peers in the area are Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harvey Road Primary School, and The Russell School, all of which achieved the highest possible ranking score. Eastbury Farm’s own ranking score of 74 reflects solid performance, though it sits some way behind those top-tier neighbours. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is St Joseph Catholic Primary School, 1.5 km away. For families weighing up options within Three Rivers, Eastbury Farm represents a reliably Good choice that holds its own in a competitive local landscape.

In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in 2018, Eastbury Farm was rated Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, and Good for early years provision. That rating was confirmed as unchanged in an ungraded inspection in February 2024. The school’s KS2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show 74% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — comfortably above the local authority average of 64%. A quarter of pupils (24%) achieved the higher standard in all three subjects. In reading, 48% reached the higher threshold, while in writing it was 45% and in maths 36%. Average scaled scores sat at 108 for both reading and maths. The school’s national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the top 22% of all primaries, and in the top 18% within the East of England region.

The school operates a nursery for children from age three and has capacity for 345 pupils, with 343 currently on roll. Admission data for 2025/26 shows it is oversubscribed: 45 places drew 121 applications, with 38 first-preference offers made from 45 first-preference requests — an oversubscription ratio of 2.69. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, forest school area, ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, tennis, swimming, cricket, rounders and dance, while clubs cover gardening, book club and eco club. The school’s SEND provision is broad, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and physical disabilities. This is a school that suits families who value a well-resourced, Good-rated primary with strong academic outcomes relative to its local authority, and who are comfortable navigating a competitive admissions process.

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