Primary school

Broom Barns Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG1 1UE
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,730 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 11%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 47%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM41% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · East of England 106Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · East of England 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 79% · 28 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 82% · 22 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 60% · 30 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 68% · 28 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 61% · 28 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 69% · 29 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 41% · 29 pupils · East of England 64%82%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 18% · 28 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 14% · 22 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 14% · 28 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 14% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 21% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 7% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%21%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 28 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 108 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 110 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 109 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · East of England 105110105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.8%
28 of 33 who put it first2014 · 87.9%2026 · 84.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3328
2nd190
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026222
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.0%
First language not English35.2%
SEN support23.7%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils14.6%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

92.5% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult7.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.1
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 19
  • Other support 1.4

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 29.5 · 42 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,521
Spend per pupil£8,594
Staff spend per pupil£7,011
Reserve per pupil£1,333
  • +£283,898revenue reserve
  • −£15,559in-year balance

Grants £8,332 · self-generated £245 · premises £433 per pupil