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Flamstead End School

Primary · Waltham Cross · EN7 6AG

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 April 2025

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At a glance

474 pupils · 110% of 430 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
18.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.flamsteadend.herts.sch.uk/
URN
139545

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 77 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 1.33 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 835.88 m (≈0.52 mi); distance decided places in 12 of the 12 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2015 to 2026. At its inspection on 23 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.33 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 77 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 835.88 m (≈0.52 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 835.88 m (≈0.52 mi)

measurement method not stated by the council.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Nearest School
650.83 m (≈0.40 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

58 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
24%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school72%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Hertfordshire average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Worthington Primary SchoolSale · 151 miles awayGood68%
Bitterne Church of England Primary SchoolSouthampton · 79 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Parkside Primary SchoolGoole · 142 miles awayGood42%
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · 78 miles awayExpected standard62%
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary AcademySwindon · 76 miles awayGood45%
Francis Baily Primary SchoolThatcham · 55 miles awayNeeds attention58%
Exwick Heights Primary SchoolExeter · 166 miles awayGood66%
Graham James Primary AcademyStanford-le-Hope · 25 miles awayGood67%
Shirley Heath Junior SchoolSolihull · 89 miles awayOutstanding64%
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayOutstanding73%
Warden Park Primary AcademyHaywards Heath · 50 miles awayNo current grade60%
Ivydale Primary SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayGood68%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Hertfordshire 58%, England 60%) · Any other White background 26% (Hertfordshire 11%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 3%) · Black African 5% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.42 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hertfordshire: 2.92 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,102; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,905
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£177,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier93.5%62.3%
Social housing1.1%17.1%
Privately rented5.4%20.5%
Detached houses23.3%22.9%
Flats0.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023309 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£420,000362 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£365,000–£483,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (47)£621,000
Semi-detached (79)£475,000
Terraced (197)£398,500
Flat (39)£220,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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