Gade Valley Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Dacorum, East of England, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 236 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (20 Jul 2022). 62% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 44 first-preference applications and 30 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
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Good
Based on 20 Jul 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
Ungraded inspection · 20 Jul 2022: School remains Good
Published 1 Dec 2016.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 30 |
| First-preference applications | 44 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 143 |
| First-preference offers | 28 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 62% | 7% | — |
| Reading | 72% | 14% | 103 |
| Writing | 72% | 17% | — |
| Maths | 83% | 17% | 105 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
22.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.95% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.98% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 72.5% |
| White other | 8.5% |
| Mixed | 9.3% |
| Asian | 7.9% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Other | 0.8% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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