Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridgewater Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Bridgewater Primary School are primary schools in Berkhamsted.

  • Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bridgewater Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged the expected standard and Bridgewater 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 79.0% for Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 75.0% for Bridgewater Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (88.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bridgewater Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Bridgewater Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BerkhamstedLittle Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBerkhamstedBridgewater Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking32nd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure81st of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll102 459
Capacity105 420
LocationBerkhamsted, HP4 1NX Berkhamsted, HP4 1ES
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census102 459
Free school meals (ever 6)8.8% 6.4%
English as an additional language8.8% 5.4%
SEN support8.8% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence2.8% Stronger figure3.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence0.0% Stronger figure3.8% 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.

Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Bridgewater Primary School

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