Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024
Overview of Abel Smith School · Primary · Hertfordshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 55% | 17% | 83% | 31% | 72% | 21% | 66% | 31% | 86% | 72% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 13% | 90% | 30% | 80% | 27% | 93% | 30% | 97% | 93% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 230 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 13% | 90% | 27% | 83% | 20% | 93% | 37% | 93% | 97% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | +0.60 | +0.60 | +2.50 | 12% | 228 |
| 2018/19 | 63% | 17% | 80% | 40% | 80% | 23% | 83% | 50% | 93% | 90% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | +0.60 | -1.60 | +0.60 | 19% | 257 |
| 2017/18 | 75% | 32% | 82% | 54% | 79% | 39% | 79% | 50% | 86% | 79% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +2.30 | +1.10 | +1.60 | 10% | 261 |
| 2016/17 | 73% | 20% | 93% | 40% | 83% | 27% | 87% | 37% | 97% | 87% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | +2.30 | +0.90 | +2.40 | 10% | 256 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 233 | 23.4 | 16% | 26% | 16% | 4% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 17.7 | 17% | 26% | 16% | 5% | 10% |
| 2022/23 | 228 | 18.9 | 12% | 21% | 18% | 4% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 216 | 18.0 | 14% | 18% | 15% | 6% | 10% |
| 2020/21 | 251 | 20.5 | 13% | 16% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 257 | 23.6 | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 261 | 23.2 | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| 2016/17 | 256 | 22.5 | 10% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.