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Summerswood Primary School

Hertsmere, WD6 2DWPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Apr 2024
KS2 Results
21%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 36 places
Ranking
#13,550
of 13,686 nationally

About Summerswood Primary School

Summerswood Primary School in Borehamwood was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — judged to require improvement. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: just 21% of pupils reached that benchmark in 2023/24. That is dramatically below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64% for primary schools. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects. In reading, 53% met the expected level, while in writing it was 39% and in maths 42%. Average scaled scores were 99 for reading and 97 for maths. Nationally, Summerswood ranks in the bottom 1% of primary schools on this combined measure, and 28th out of 29 schools in the Hertsmere local area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressFurzehill Road, Borehamwood, Hertsmere, WD6 2DW
HeadteacherSarah Kneller
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils373
Free School Meals (FSM)26.9%
School Capacity373 / 486 (77% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Apr 2024
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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
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 10 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

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

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Summerswood 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.