Cowley Hill School

General Information

Address: Winstre Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5DP
Phone: 02089532218
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Louise Thomas
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 416
School capacity: 465
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 123
% eligible for free school meals: 30.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 31 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2021 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #3 of 21 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Bushey Heath Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Clore Shalom SchoolGood
#3Cowley Hill SchoolGood
#4Cranborne Primary SchoolGood
#5Hartsbourne Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Bushey Heath Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Clore Shalom SchoolGood
#3Cowley Hill SchoolGood
#4Cranborne Primary SchoolGood
#5Hartsbourne Primary SchoolGood
#6Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolGood
#7Highwood Primary SchoolGood
#8Kenilworth Primary SchoolGood
#9Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolGood
#10Little Reddings Primary SchoolGood
#11Meryfield Primary SchoolGood
#12Monksmead SchoolGood
#13Newberries Primary SchoolGood
#14Parkside Community Primary SchoolGood
#15Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryGood
#17Shenley Primary SchoolGood
#18St Giles' CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19The Wroxham SchoolGood
#20Woodlands Primary SchoolGood
#21Summerswood Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,659 (2024-25)

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Ranked #18 of 25 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#16Bushey Heath Primary School£6,815
#17Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,803
#18Cowley Hill School£6,659
#19Hertsmere Jewish Primary School£6,545
#20Newberries Primary School£6,519

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Shenley Primary School£9,089
#2St Giles' CofE Primary School£8,805
#3Parkside Community Primary School£8,155
#4Clore Shalom School£7,644
#5Saffron Green Primary School£7,559
#6Summerswood Primary School£7,491
#7Monksmead School£7,479
#8Oakmere Primary School£7,466
#9Woodlands Primary School£7,440
#10The Wroxham School£7,338
#11Kenilworth Primary School£7,115
#12St Teresa Catholic Primary School£7,111
#13Bournehall Primary School£6,975
#14Hartsbourne Primary School£6,873
#15Little Reddings Primary School£6,824
#16Bushey Heath Primary School£6,815
#17Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,803
#18Cowley Hill School£6,659
#19Hertsmere Jewish Primary School£6,545
#20Newberries Primary School£6,519
#21Yavneh Primary School£6,396
#22Highwood Primary School£6,375
#23Cranborne Primary School£6,110
#24Meryfield Primary School£6,103
#25Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery£5,992

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