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St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School

Hertsmere, WD6 3EWPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
18%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
7 1st-choice / 7 places
Ranking
#13,583
of 13,686 nationally

About St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School

St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School is a small village primary in Hertsmere, and its headline academic metrics sit well below the local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, just 18% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Hertfordshire LA average of 64%. That is a gap of 46 percentage points, and it places the school 325th out of 401 primary schools in the county. The school ranks bottom of the 29 schools in its own borough of Hertsmere, and in the bottom 1% nationally. These figures are stark, and they reflect a school that is clearly struggling to match the outcomes of its peers. The picture is consistent across individual subjects: only 27% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, 55% in reading, and 45% in writing. No pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSt Nicholas Close, Elstree, Hertsmere, WD6 3EW
HeadteacherKate Johnston-Grant
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils57
Free School Meals (FSM)15.8%
School Capacity57 / 105 (54% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 20 Nov 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:40

After-school care

15:15-17:00

Source: stnicholas610.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.