Summerswood Primary School

Hertsmere · WD6 2DW

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 344 pupils, 23.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Summerswood Primary School

General Information

Address: Furzehill Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2DW – View on map
Phone: 02089533139
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Sarah Kneller
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 23 families put it first for 33 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 33 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 8 · 2025 10 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

344 pupils out of 486 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 78
% eligible for free school meals: 23.4%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Hertsmere average)
English as an additional language: 49% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22.8% a year (Hertsmere 18.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 56% moved to another school, 44% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.6%
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

Resourced provision for Social, emotional and mental health 10 places · 8 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 40% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 24 percentage points below the Hertsmere average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 34% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 34%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 60% · Writing 51% · Maths 57% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 66%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 47 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHertsmere averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 24 percentage points below the Hertsmere average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 24th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

#23Highwood Primary School41%
=24St Giles' CofE Primary School40%
=24Summerswood Primary School40%
#26Kenilworth Primary School37%
#27Saffron Green Primary School36%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Cranborne Primary School87%
#2Bushey Heath Primary School83%
#3Hertsmere Jewish Primary School80%
#4Yavneh Primary School78%
=5Bournehall Primary School77%
=5Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery77%
=5The Wroxham School77%
=8Ashfield Junior School75%
=8Cowley Hill School75%
=10Fair Field Junior School73%
=10Hartsbourne Primary School73%
#12Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School70%
=13Bushey Manor Junior School68%
=13Clore Shalom School68%
#15Newberries Primary School67%
#16Woodlands Primary School66%
#17St Teresa Catholic Primary School63%
#18Parkside Community Primary School59%
#19Meryfield Primary School58%
#20Oakmere Primary School52%
#21Monksmead School48%
#22Little Reddings Primary School43%
#23Highwood Primary School41%
=24St Giles' CofE Primary School40%
=24Summerswood Primary School40%
#26Kenilworth Primary School37%
#27Saffron Green Primary School36%
#28Shenley Primary School31%

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20th of 20 primary schools in Hertsmere for Ofsted rating

#18St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19The Wroxham SchoolGood
#20Summerswood Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Bushey Heath Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Yavneh Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Clore Shalom 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 Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19The Wroxham SchoolGood
#20Summerswood Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,491 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 25 primary schools in Hertsmere for spending per pupil

#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

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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.

Rank School Score

#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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