George Street Primary School

About George Street Primary School

George Street Primary School sits in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, and its headline Key Stage 2 results put it comfortably ahead of the local authority average for primary schools. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined stands at 70%, compared with a Hertfordshire average of 64%. That six-point gap is a meaningful one, and it places the school in the top half of primaries in the Dacorum area — ranked 12th out of 47 schools locally, and within the top 30% nationally. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say exactly how much value the school adds on top of starting points, but the raw attainment figures are solid. In maths, 87% of pupils hit the expected standard and 30% reached the higher standard; in reading, the figures are 73% and 37% respectively. The average scaled scores for both reading and maths are 106, which is above the national benchmark of 100. Writing is a relative weaker spot, with 83% at expected and just 17% at the higher level.

The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2011, rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management and for early years provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed that the school remains Good. That’s a long gap between graded inspections, but the ungraded visit suggests stability rather than decline. The previous inspection in 2007 had rated the school Requires Improvement, so the trajectory has been upward. With 230 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is slightly oversubscribed — it received 111 applications for 28 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 25 first-preference offers made from 31 first-preference applications. That’s a ratio of nearly four applications per place, so competition is real. The school has a nursery provision, taking children from age three, and 19.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is close to the national average for primary schools.

Facilities include a library, forest school area, sensory room, ICT suite, playing fields and even a chapel. Sports on offer cover athletics, gymnastics, cross country, swimming and netball, and there are clubs for coding, drama and eco activities. The school’s SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. That makes it a genuinely inclusive option for families whose children need extra support. For parents weighing up primary options in Dacorum, George Street offers above-average attainment, a Good Ofsted rating and a clear sense of being a popular, well-subscribed local school. It’s not the highest-performing primary in the area — that would be Little Gaddesden or Harvey Road — but it’s a solid, reliable choice that delivers results above the LA norm.

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