Primary school

Springmead Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • AL7 2HB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,647 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 42%42% · 2023/242024/25: top 78%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM52% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England
Higher standard, RWM16% · East of England 7%9/10 Top 20%+39 pts
Reading score106 · East of England 1065/10 Middle−32 pts
Maths score102 · East of England 1052/10 Well below East of England−17.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 59 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 49% · 53 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 36% · 44 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 55% · 65 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 62% · 45 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 66% · 44 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 52% · 44 pupils · East of England 64%66%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 59 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 2% · 53 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 44 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 9% · 65 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 16% · 45 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 9% · 44 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 16% · 44 pupils · East of England 7%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 53 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 44 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 107 · 65 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 45 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 44 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 44 pupils · East of England 106107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 53 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 44 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 65 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 44 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 44 pupils · East of England 105104102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 79.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd133
3rd92

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 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 2026248
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.9%
First language not English11.0%
SEN support15.2%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils9.1%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

59% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.6
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 9.2
  • Leadership 1.3
  • Teaching assistants 8.4
  • Other support 5.1

Teachers 10.5 FTE · Whole workforce 24.1 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,160
Spend per pupil£6,779
Staff spend per pupil£4,913
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£100,000in-year balance

Grants £6,795 · self-generated £365 · premises £669 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £1,393,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it