Fairfields Primary School and NurseryFlamstead End School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Waltham Cross.

Summary of the comparison

Fairfields Primary School and Nursery and Flamstead End School are primary schools in Waltham Cross.

  • Fairfields Primary School and Nursery scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Flamstead End School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Fairfields Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Fairfields Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Flamstead End School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Fairfields Primary School and Nursery and 72.0% for Flamstead End School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fairfields Primary School and Nursery (61.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Flamstead End School (57.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Fairfields Primary School and Nursery versus Flamstead End School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Waltham CrossFairfields Primary School and NurseryWaltham CrossFlamstead End SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking223rd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure263rd of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll466 478
Capacity480 430
LocationWaltham Cross, EN7 6JG Waltham Cross, EN7 6AG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 24.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census466 478
Free school meals (ever 6)12.3% 21.4%
English as an additional language16.5% 18.2%
SEN support10.5% 15.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.9% Stronger figure13.6% 15.8%

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.

Fairfields Primary School and Nursery

Flamstead End School

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