Monksmead School
Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Bub
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 117219
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089533328
About this school
Monksmead School is a community primary school in Borehamwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 52% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 81% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Monksmead 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 | 48% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monksmead School compares
Monksmead School ranked 287th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.8% | 17.1% | 208 | — |
| Yavneh Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 418 | 0.1 miles |
| Summerswood Primary School | 40% | 6.3% | 27.5% | 344 | 0.3 miles |
| Kenilworth Primary School | 37% | 6.5% | 30% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 15.5% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Saffron Green Primary School | 36% | 9.4% | 31.8% | 177 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.07%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 15.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yavneh Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
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Summerswood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Kenilworth Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
St Teresa Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Saffron Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
Other schools in Borehamwood
Monksmead School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Borehamwood.
- Cowley Hill School Primary
- Kenilworth Primary School Primary
- Meryfield Primary School Primary
- Parkside Community Primary School Primary
- Saffron Green Primary School Primary
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerswood Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Primary School Primary
- Yavneh Primary School Primary
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy Secondary
- Hertswood Academy Secondary
- Yavneh College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Monksmead School teach?
- Monksmead School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Borehamwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Monksmead School?
- The headteacher of Monksmead School is Mrs Lisa Bub, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Monksmead School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monksmead 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 Monksmead School?
- Monksmead School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Monksmead School full?
- Monksmead School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), 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 Monksmead School a faith school?
- No. Monksmead School has no designated religious character.
- Does Monksmead School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Monksmead School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Monksmead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monksmead School rank locally?
- Monksmead School ranked 287th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monksmead School's absence rate?
- Monksmead School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monksmead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monksmead 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.