Sheredes Primary School

HertfordshireCommunity school

Benford Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LL

Headteacher: Mrs Lorna StevensonSchool website ↗Pupils: 460 (capacity: 480)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
60% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected March 2023
60%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 March 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
20.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 90%·Maths 87%All three 78%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
88
How many got their first choice?
53of 88 (60.2%)
How many applied in total?
221

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
227 girls, 233 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 98% (2016/17), currently 78%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1687.0%20.0%+2.2+4.0+4.6
2016/1798.0%38.0%+4.7+3.3+5.4
2017/1895.0%25.0%+1.4+1.7+2.5
2018/1992.0%35.0%+1.7+2.4+3.0
2022/2395.0%25.0%+2.5+2.1+3.3
2023/2487.0%27.0%---
2024/2578.0%20.0%---
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