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Mill Mead Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rachael Walsh

location_onHertford, SG14 3AA

language Visit Website phone 1992582776

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

231

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Mill Mead Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hertford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mill Mead Primary School is a community school in Hertford, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 235 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #80 of 359 primaries in Hertfordshire and #4,256 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 24.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 61%

Reading94% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 70%

Maths91% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading86% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading93% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.3

1.3 to 5.8

2.0

Write

LA -0.4

-0.1 to 4.2

0.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.7

1.8

Write

LA -0.5

-0.3 to 3.9

3.0

Maths

LA -0.5

1.0 to 5.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 66%

Reading82% LA 78%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 2.7

-1.5

Write

LA -0.5

-3.7 to 0.7

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.9 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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27 March 2018

Inspection Report

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01 April 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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07 July 2009

Inspection Report

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03 May 2006

Inspection Report

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03 April 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-04-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-07-07

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 235 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	232	2	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	226	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	2	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	218	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	3	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils