Primary school

High Beeches Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • AL5 5SD
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Feb 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,824 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 5%2017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 4%4% · 2018/192022/23: top 14%2023/24: top 19%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · East of England 64%9/10 Top 20%−8.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM15% · East of England 7%9/10 Top 20%−14.5 pts
Reading score113 · East of England 10610/10 Top 10%
Maths score112 · East of England 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 76% · 29 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 87% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 68% · 31 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 90% · 30 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 77% · 62 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 75% · 60 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 80% · 60 pupils · East of England 64%90%68%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 28% · 29 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 23% · 30 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 10% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 30% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 19% · 62 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 17% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 15% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%30%10%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 29 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 112 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 109 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 110 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 110 · 62 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 112 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 113 · 60 pupils · East of England 106113107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 29 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 111 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 110 · 62 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 111 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 112 · 60 pupils · East of England 105112105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.4%
50 of 63 who put it first2014 · 85.0%2026 · 79.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6350
2nd937
3rd511

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Outstanding
  4. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026420
Free school meals (past 6 years)4.5%
First language not English10.8%
SEN support11.0%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils3.6%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

100% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult13.4
  • Classroom teachers 16.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.4
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 18.7 FTE · Whole workforce 35.3 · 53 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£5,954
Spend per pupil£5,917
Staff spend per pupil£4,512
Reserve per pupil£723
  • +£303,838revenue reserve
  • +£15,428in-year balance

Grants £5,612 · self-generated £393 · premises £239 per pupil