The Reddings Primary School

About The Reddings Primary School

Ofsted's Parent View survey, based on 20 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows that 65% of parents would recommend The Reddings Primary School to others. This is a mixed picture, with 35% saying they would not. The school is clearly popular in terms of demand: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 60 applications for just 23 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.61. All 18 first-preference applicants were offered a place, but the overall numbers mean many families miss out. On specific questions, the strongest positive signals come from happiness and safety, where 75% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. However, 25% disagreed on both counts. Views on behaviour are more divided: 70% agreed the school ensures good behaviour, but 30% disagreed or strongly disagreed. The school's handling of concerns also splits opinion, with 50% agreeing concerns are dealt with properly and 25% disagreeing.

Academically, The Reddings is a Good school, a rating it received in its most recent graded inspection in 2019, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in November 2024 confirmed that standards are being maintained. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the local authority average of 64%. Individual subject results are stronger: 86% met the expected standard in maths, 83% in reading, but only 55% in writing. At the higher standard, 31% achieved it in reading and 21% in maths, but no pupils reached it in writing or in the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 106 in maths and 107 in reading. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom third for its combined KS2 score, sitting at the 69th percentile.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, a sensory room, music rooms, art studios and a library. Clubs include Eco Club, Coding, Film Club and Drama, while sports on offer are rounders, athletics, swimming, dance and netball. The Reddings provides nursery provision for children from age three and has a broad SEND offer, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and physical or sensory impairments. With 29.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage. It will suit families who value a Good-rated local primary with strong demand and a full range of facilities, but who are realistic about academic outcomes that sit below the Hertfordshire average. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Brockswood Primary School, four kilometres away.

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