Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolHertingfordbury Cowper Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hertford.

Summary of the comparison

Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School are primary schools in Hertford.

  • Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 23.0% for Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 76.0% for Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 23.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HertfordBayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolHertfordHertingfordbury Cowper Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking295th of 391 in Hertfordshire 224th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll87 225
Capacity105 235
LocationHertford, SG13 8PX Hertford, SG14 2LR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard23.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 24.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census87 225
Free school meals (ever 6)11.8% 2.9%
English as an additional language2.3% 4.0%
SEN support17.2% 11.1%
SEN with an EHC plan6.9% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.7% 8.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School

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