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Jenyns First School and Nursery

East Hertfordshire, SG11 2QJPrimaryAges 3–9MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Jenyns First School and Nursery

Jenyns First School and Nursery, a state primary in East Hertfordshire, received a Good rating from Ofsted in its most recent inspection in November 2024, a change from its previous Outstanding grade in 2017. The inspection judged all key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision — as Good. The most telling academic metric for a school this size is its oversubscription data: for the 2025/26 academic year, the school received 29 applications for just 9 places, with all 9 first-preference offers accepted. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3. 22, meaning more than three families applied for every available spot. It suggests strong local confidence in the school's academic offering, even if published exam results like Key Stage 2 SATs are not available in this dataset to compare against the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressUplands, Ware, East Hertfordshire, SG11 2QJ
HeadteacherJames Sadler
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils64
Free School Meals (FSM)6.6%
School Capacity64 / 85 (75% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Jenyns First School and Nursery has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.