Tannery Drift First School
Tannery Drift, Royston, SG8 5DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Greetham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 117134
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01763246549
About this school
Tannery Drift First School is a community primary school in Royston. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 320 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tannery Drift First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Tannery Drift First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 311 |
| 2023/24 | 321 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tannery Drift First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.4% | 9.7% | 320 | — |
| St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Studlands Rise First School | — | 4.4% | 9.8% | 170 | 0.7 miles |
| Roman Way Academy | — | 5.9% | 24% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Icknield Walk First School | — | 4.2% | 10.1% | 335 | 0.7 miles |
| Bassingbourn Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 326 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.66%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.36%
- Persistent absence
- 5.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Studlands Rise First School0.7 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Roman Way Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Icknield Walk First School0.7 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Bassingbourn Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Royston
Other schools in Royston
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School Primary
- Bassingbourn Primary School Primary
- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School Primary
- Fowlmere Primary School Primary
- Icknield Walk First School Primary
- Melbourn Primary School Primary
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Reed First School Primary
- Roman Way Academy Primary
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Studlands Rise First School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Tannery Drift School to Tannery Drift First School recorded 21 Oct 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Tannery Drift First School teach?
- Tannery Drift First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Royston.
- Who is the headteacher of Tannery Drift First School?
- The headteacher of Tannery Drift First School is Mrs Anna Greetham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tannery Drift First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tannery Drift First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Tannery Drift First School?
- Tannery Drift First School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Tannery Drift First School full?
- Tannery Drift First School has capacity for 345 pupils and 320 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tannery Drift First School a faith school?
- No. Tannery Drift First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tannery Drift First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tannery Drift First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Tannery Drift First School's absence rate?
- Tannery Drift First School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Tannery Drift First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Tannery Drift First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 21 October 2026.