School profile

Summerswood Primary School

Primary · Community school · Borehamwood, WD6 2DW

Requires improvement

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,871 of 15,057

Worse than 92% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Summerswood Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 30 Apr 2024

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils344
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Sarah Kneller
Local authorityHertfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 117182.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths40%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire64%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.2%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire11%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire107106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire106105
Expected standard in reading60%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire79%76%
Expected standard in writing51%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire73%73%
Expected standard in maths57%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire76%75%
Pupils taking tests47--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils344
Girls162
Boys182
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.22.7%
First language not English49.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.326
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.22.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.36
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.13
Average class size22

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
35.2%
Other White
28.5%
African
9%
Other Asian
4.9%
Indian
4.4%
White and Asian
3.2%
Other ethnic group
3.2%
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
Other mixed
2.6%
Bangladeshi
1.7%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.2
Teachers (FTE)22.56
Teaching assistants (FTE)22.89
Support staff (FTE)31.2
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2521.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2516.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.33
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.64
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.23
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.23
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Overall absence5.7%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.16.6%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire12.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.3.4%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate13.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions5.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Summerswood Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miSecondaryYavneh CollegeAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimaryYavneh Primary SchoolFree schools
Outstanding
0.3 miPrimaryMonksmead SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryKenilworth Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySaffron Green Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryElstree Screen Arts AcademyUniversity technical college
Outstanding
1.0 miPrimaryCowley Hill SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miSecondaryHertswood AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryWoodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Summerswood Primary School

What is Summerswood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Summerswood Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 30 Apr 2024.

How does Summerswood Primary School rank in England?

Summerswood Primary School ranks 13,871 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 92% of schools).

What are Summerswood Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 40% of pupils at Summerswood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Summerswood Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Summerswood Primary School made 33 offers from 64 applications (1.9 per offer), and 23 of 23 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Summerswood Primary School?

Summerswood Primary School has 344 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Summerswood Primary School?

Summerswood Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Summerswood Primary School?

At Summerswood Primary School, the average class had 22 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 15 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Summerswood Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Summerswood Primary School missed 5.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 16.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.