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Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School

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

personMs Belinda Canham

location_onEssendon, AL9 6HD

language Visit Website phone 1707261209

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

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Expected Standard

17%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Essendon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Essendon, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 80 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 17% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #334 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #14,069 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. 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 15.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.1 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

17%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing50% LA 70%

Maths33% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading46% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing46% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.3

-5.0 to 1.9

-3.7

Write

LA -0.4

-7.0 to -0.4

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-8.4 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.1

-4.7 to 3.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 3.4

2.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-0.7 to 6.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 66%

Reading58% LA 78%

Writing67% LA 78%

Maths58% LA 76%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.1

-5.6 to 1.2

2.8

Write

LA -0.5

-0.4 to 6

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.8 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 July 2022

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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23 April 2013

Inspection Report

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12 October 2009

Inspection Report

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24 April 2007

Inspection Report

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29 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-04-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-12

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 80 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	81	5	6.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	86	1	1.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	86	2	2.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	86	4	4.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	94	2	2.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	92	3	3.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	98	4	4.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	101	3	3.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	97	6	6.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	92	1	1.1%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	96	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	95	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	92	1	1.1%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	93	4	4.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	85	1	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Field Junior School

London Colney Primary & Nursery School

Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

Richard Whittington Primary School

Bovingdon Primary Academy