Cowley Hill School is a primary school located in Borehamwood. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Winstre Road, Borehamwood

School Information

Address: Winstre Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5DP
Website: http://www.cowleyhill.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02089532218
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Hood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117099

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 465
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.5
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cowley Hill School
Winstre Road , WD6 5DP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Alban Crescent , WD6 5JF 		3out of 4 254 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Brook Road , WD6 5HL 		3out of 4 592 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkside Community Primary School
Aycliffe Road , WD6 4EP 		2out of 4 859 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Meryfield Primary School
Theobald Street , WD6 4PA 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertswood Academy
Cowley Hill , WD6 5LG 		1out of 4 563 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Studio Way , Elstree WD6 5NN 		2out of 4 1,031 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Yavneh College
Hillside Avenue , WD6 1HL 		4out of 4 1,343 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radlett Preparatory School Limited
Kendal Hall , Watling Street WD7 7LY 		- not rated 2,579 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Haberdashers' Aske Boys School
Butterfly Lane , Elstree WD6 3AF 		- not rated 3,172 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Address
Aldenham Rd , Elstree WD6 3BT 		- not rated 3,172 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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