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Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School

URN
117415
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
URN
117415
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

42 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

23

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

29

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
27 April 2023
Inspection date
3 March 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 27 April 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

27

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

72

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

27

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hertfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hertfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.dewhurst.herts.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

47.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

83.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

47.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

EN8 9ND - 94, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Contact details

Address
94, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Postcode
EN8 9ND
Phone
1992624177
Website
http://www.dewhurst.herts.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hertfordshire
Local authority code
919

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 986 schools in Hertfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

986

Open schools

589

Closed schools

395

Primary schools

614

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    27 April 20233 March 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 27 April 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      27 April 2023
      Inspected
      3 March 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    37.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 18

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    175

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary614 (63.5%)
    • Secondary175 (18.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other178 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Littlebury Resource Centre308 mNot applicableClosed
    Littlebury Resource Centre308 mNot applicableClosed
    Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus318 mNot applicableClosed
    Cheshunt School520 mSecondaryClosed
    Goffs - Churchgate Academy520 mSecondaryOpen
    Grangewood Infants' School562 mPrimaryClosed
    Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School581 mNurseryOpen
    Burleigh Primary School664 mPrimaryOpen
    Burleigh Junior School664 mPrimaryClosed
    Goffs School672 mSecondaryClosed
    • Littlebury Resource Centre
      Distance
      308 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Littlebury Resource Centre
      Distance
      308 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus
      Distance
      318 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Cheshunt School
      Distance
      520 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hertfordshire)

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    Alban City SchoolPrimaryAL1 3RROpen
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      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WD5 0BQ
      Status
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    • Abel Smith School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
      Open
    • Alban City School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      AL1 3RR
      Status
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    • Alban Wood Infant and Nursery School
    Goffs - Churchgate Academy
    Distance
    520 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Grangewood Infants' School
    Distance
    562 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
    Distance
    581 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Burleigh Primary School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Burleigh Junior School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Goffs School
    Distance
    672 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WD25 7NX
    Status
    Closed