Primary school

Hertford Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Brighton and Hove
  • BN1 7FP
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,301 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 36%36%2016/17: top 59%2017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 89%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM44% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East
Higher standard, RWM6% · South East 7%4/10 Below+20 pts
Reading score105 · South East 1063/10 Below+18.1 pts
Maths score102 · South East 1052/10 Well below South East+7.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 36 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 60% · 43 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 56% · 52 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 37% · 41 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 55% · 38 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 58% · 31 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 44% · 32 pupils · South East 64%61%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 36 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 5% · 43 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 12% · 52 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 5% · 41 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 38 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 6% · 32 pupils · South East 7%22%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 36 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 43 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 107 · 52 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 41 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 38 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 32 pupils · South East 106107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 36 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 43 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 52 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 101 · 41 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 38 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 102 · 32 pupils · South East 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 95.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd251
3rd211

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2011–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2012Outstanding
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2020Requires improvementas predecessor
  8. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.2%
First language not English7.6%
SEN support29.5%
EHC plan5.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils18.2%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

94% full · 218 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 78 responses (37.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved84.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62.8% not applicable62% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.1% not applicable80% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?33.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 33.3% who said Yes above61.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child78.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent85.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 11.6
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 24.6 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,667
Spend per pupil£8,416
Staff spend per pupil£7,054
Reserve per pupil−£780
  • −£159,843revenue reserve
  • +£51,543in-year balance

Grants £8,218 · self-generated £449 · premises £378 per pupil