Primary school

Creswick Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • AL7 4FL
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,882 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 93%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 28%28%2016/17: top 48%2017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 74%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 93%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM40% · East of England 64%1/10 Well below East of England−19.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England−63.2 pts
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below+6.6 pts
Maths score103 · East of England 1053/10 Below−7.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 66% · 29 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 64% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 53% · 51 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 57% · 60 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 47% · 58 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 41% · 60 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 40% · 58 pupils · East of England 64%66%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 29 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 14% · 28 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 8% · 51 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 12% · 60 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 5% · 58 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 3% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 58 pupils · East of England 7%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 51 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 58 pupils · East of England 106105103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 103 · 51 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 100 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 103 · 58 pupils · East of England 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
35 of 35 who put it first2014 · 65.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3535
2nd161
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026325
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.5%
First language not English17.1%
SEN support14.2%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils12.2%

Girls 43%Boys 57%

70.8% full · 459 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 16.3
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 17.5 FTE · Whole workforce 40.4 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,435
Spend per pupil£7,071
Staff spend per pupil£5,330
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£131,000in-year balance

Grants £7,168 · self-generated £267 · premises £531 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,179,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it