Primary school

Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • WD3 9SS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,830 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 48%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 59%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM61% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · East of England 106Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · East of England 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 12 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 64% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 52% · 31 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 29% · 14 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 50% · 24 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 61% · 18 pupils · East of England 64%67%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 12 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 11% · 28 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 10% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 24 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 6% · 18 pupils · East of England 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 12 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 105 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 103 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 101 · 24 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 107 · 18 pupils · East of England 106107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 12 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 98 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 101 · 24 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 18 pupils · East of England 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd40
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026166
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.7%
First language not English15.9%
SEN support18.9%
EHC plan6.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils17.1%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.7%

69.2% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 1.3
  • Teaching assistants 8.7
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,345
Spend per pupil£8,645
Staff spend per pupil£6,146
Reserve per pupil£580
  • +£92,560revenue reserve
  • −£47,859in-year balance

Grants £7,835 · self-generated £523 · premises £503 per pupil