Monksmead School

About Monksmead School

If you're a parent weighing up Monksmead School, the numbers suggest it's a popular choice locally. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 112 applications for just 29 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.86. Of those, 38 families put it as their first preference, and 28 first-preference offers were made, so securing a place is competitive. The school is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 205 against a capacity of 210, meaning it's running very close to full. Lisa Bub is the headteacher, and the school has no religious character. While the data doesn't include a parent recommendation percentage, the high demand for places is a strong signal that local families rate it highly.

Academically, Monksmead's most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 52%, which is below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64%. In the Hertsmere ranking, the school sits 21st out of 29 primary schools, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally. However, individual subject scores are more encouraging: the average reading score was 106, and maths 103, both above the national benchmark of 100. A higher-than-average 26% of pupils achieved a higher standard in maths, and 26% did so in reading, though writing at the higher level was just 7%. The school's Ofsted rating is Good, confirmed in an ungraded inspection in November 2022, and it has held this rating since at least its previous graded inspection in 2012.

Monksmead offers a decent range of facilities including a Forest School, playing fields, a library, art studios and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, swimming, rounders, gymnastics and cross country, and there are clubs such as science, art, coding, book club, chess and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for a broad spectrum of SEND, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest outstanding-rated school is Yavneh Primary School, just 0.1 km away, so parents in this area have a strong alternative nearby. Monksmead suits families who value a Good-rated, oversubscribed community school with solid individual subject scores and a wide range of extracurricular activities, but who are comfortable with combined attainment that sits below the local average.

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