Westfield Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Berkhamsted. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted

School Information

Address: Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 3PJ
Website: www.westfieldprimary.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01442862729
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Suzanne Stace
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117254

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 119

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.4 to 0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.7 to -2.6
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Primary School and Nursery
Durrants Lane , HP4 3PJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Northchurch , HP4 3QZ 		3out of 4 555 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridle Way , Billet Lane HP4 1ES 		3out of 4 847 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Greenway , HP4 3LF 		4out of 4 966 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
Crossways , HP4 3NH 		3out of 4 1,008 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashlyns School
Chesham Road , HP4 3AH 		3out of 4 2,233 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Egerton-Rothesay School
Durrants Lane , HP4 3UJ 		- not rated 638 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Berkhamsted School
Overton House , 133 High Street HP4 2DJ 		- not rated 1,895 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School
Chesham Road , HP4 2SZ 		- not rated 2,616 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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