Hurst Drive Primary School
Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 8DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Ajose
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 117180
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992624099
About this school
Hurst Drive Primary School is a community primary school in Waltham Cross. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 399 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 49 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 51% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 59% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 65% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 61% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hurst Drive Primary 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 381 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hurst Drive Primary School compares
Hurst Drive Primary School ranked 196th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6% | 32.8% | 399 | — |
| Four Swannes Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 36% | 192 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) | 62% | 3.8% | 9.1% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 69% | 6.1% | 21.1% | 198 | 0.7 miles |
| Honilands Primary School | — | — | — | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 33.7% | 220 | 0.8 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
- 26 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.82%
- English as an additional language
- 56.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 16.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Four Swannes Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)0.7 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Honilands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Enfield
Other schools in Waltham Cross
Hurst Drive Primary School ranks 6th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Waltham Cross.
- Bonneygrove Primary School Primary
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Brookland Junior School Primary
- Burleigh Primary School Primary
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Downfield Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Flamstead End School Primary
- Four Swannes Primary School Primary
- Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hurst Drive Primary School teach?
- Hurst Drive Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Waltham Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Hurst Drive Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hurst Drive Primary School is Mrs Fiona Ajose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hurst Drive Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hurst Drive Primary 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 big is Hurst Drive Primary School?
- Hurst Drive Primary School has 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hurst Drive Primary School full?
- Hurst Drive Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 399 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hurst Drive Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hurst Drive Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hurst Drive Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hurst Drive Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hurst Drive Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hurst Drive Primary School rank locally?
- Hurst Drive Primary School ranked 196th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hurst Drive Primary School's absence rate?
- Hurst Drive Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hurst Drive Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hurst Drive Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 June 2026.