Walkern Primary School
About Walkern Primary School
Walkern Primary School has built a remarkably strong reputation among its families. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, every single parent who responded said they would recommend the school to another parent. That 100% recommendation rate is backed by some striking individual scores: 90% of parents strongly agreed that their child feels safe at school, and 79% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. The school is clearly in high demand locally. For the 2025/26 academic year, Walkern received 57 applications for just 25 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 28. Of those 57 applications, 27 were first-preference choices, and 23 of those families were offered a place. For a relatively small village primary with 137 pupils on roll, these figures suggest a school that local families are actively choosing.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 71 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
11 Mar 2025Latest monitoring visit (11 Mar 2025): Standards maintained
Source: Ofsted, 19 May 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:55
After-school care
15:15-17:00
Source: walkern.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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