Primary school

Four Swannes Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • EN8 7HH
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,928 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 73%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 96%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 73%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM55% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · East of England 106Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · East of England 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 20 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 48% · 23 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 54% · 24 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 38% · 21 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 38% · 26 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 32% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 55% · 22 pupils · East of England 64%55%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 20 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 13% · 23 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 10% · 21 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 23 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 101 · 24 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 100 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 103 · 26 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 100 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 103 · 22 pupils · East of England 106103100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 23 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 103 · 24 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 101 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 100 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 100 · 22 pupils · East of England 10510399No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd264
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026192
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.0%
First language not English57.2%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils23.1%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.7%

91.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 9.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.1
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 11.8 FTE · Whole workforce 24.2 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,343
Spend per pupil£8,309
Staff spend per pupil£6,370
Reserve per pupil£1,570
  • +£295,931revenue reserve
  • +£6,357in-year balance

Grants £7,900 · self-generated £443 · premises £413 per pupil