Primary school

Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Hertfordshire
  • EN8 9ND
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,894 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 49%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 32%32% · 2018/192022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 86%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM47% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England−61.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England−27.4 pts
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below−47 pts
Maths score106 · East of England 1056/10 Middle−27.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 28 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 64% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 71% · 28 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 74% · 31 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 62% · 26 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 57% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 47% · 30 pupils · East of England 64%74%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 28 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 4% · 28 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 6% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 28 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 107 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 26 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 106107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 108 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · East of England 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in71.9%
23 of 32 who put it first2014 · 94.1%2026 · 71.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3223
2nd145
3rd130

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 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 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.7%
First language not English18.4%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils14.7%

Girls 46.4%Boys 53.6%

87.7% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.3
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 10.5
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 21.1 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,130
Spend per pupil£7,179
Staff spend per pupil£5,332
Reserve per pupil£467
  • +£96,742revenue reserve
  • −£10,217in-year balance

Grants £6,871 · self-generated £491 · premises £390 per pupil