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Cowley Hill School

Primary

Hertsmere · Borehamwood · WD6 5DP http://www.cowleyhill.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
424
cap. 465
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cowley Hill School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
+10pp
75%70%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
12%
-4pp
16%10%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
44%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Winstre Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5DP
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2575%12%81%46%77%18%84%33%91%75%106.0106.0106.022%424
2023/2465%16%76%35%69%16%69%35%76%67%106.0105.0104.014%441
2022/2365%15%85%28%72%15%82%32%88%77%106.0106.0106.0+2.20+0.90+2.5013%436
2018/1968%9%70%19%84%30%79%32%95%81%103.0106.0105.0-2.10+0.20-0.5016%428
2017/1868%4%79%21%77%11%82%37%91%81%105.0107.0107.0-1.40-2.30+0.9013%438
2016/1768%12%71%22%85%44%78%37%93%80%103.0106.0106.0-1.60+3.30+1.3015%398

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542422.722%44%28%6%16%
2023/2444120.714%42%27%6%18%
2022/2343620.913%41%27%7%24%
2021/2244220.914%40%26%6%15%
2020/2141721.615%40%25%
2018/1942821.216%43%24%4%10%
2017/1843823.113%47%24%4%8%
2016/1739818.615%48%24%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.