Primary school

Featherstone Wood Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG2 9PP
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,758 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 51%51%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM64% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East of England 106Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · 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: 55% · 22 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 52% · 23 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 46% · 28 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 53% · 17 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 30% · 27 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 61% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 64% · 22 pupils · East of England 64%64%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 4% · 23 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 6% · 17 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 27 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 22 pupils · East of England 7%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 22 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 23 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 101 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 17 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 101 · 27 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 22 pupils · East of England 10610499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 22 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 23 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 103 · 17 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 99 · 27 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 101 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 22 pupils · East of England 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd352
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Inadequate
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2019Requires improvement
  7. 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 2026222
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.8%
First language not English20.6%
SEN support20.1%
EHC plan6.4%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils22.8%

Girls 52%Boys 48%

92.5% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 9.2
  • Leadership 0.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.5
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 27.5 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,512
Spend per pupil£8,749
Staff spend per pupil£6,723
Reserve per pupil£220
  • +£47,604revenue reserve
  • −£51,198in-year balance

Grants £8,190 · self-generated £322 · premises £601 per pupil