Greenway Primary and Nursery School
Crossways, Berkhamsted, HP4 3NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katharine Ellwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 117276
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442866249
About this school
Greenway Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Berkhamsted. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, 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 | 26 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 65% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 81% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 74% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Greenway Primary and Nursery 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 | 73% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenway Primary and Nursery School compares
Greenway Primary and Nursery School ranked 58th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 229 | — |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 58% | 3.8% | 10.8% | 144 | 0.1 miles |
| Westfield Primary School | 30% | 8.4% | 29.1% | 140 | 0.6 miles |
| Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 4.4% | 141 | 0.7 miles |
| Bridgewater Primary School | 75% | 3% | 6.4% | 459 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch | 53% | 4.9% | 10.1% | 226 | 0.9 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)
- 2.42%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
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Westfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
-
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
-
Bridgewater Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
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St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch0.9 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
Other schools in Berkhamsted
Greenway Primary and Nursery School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Berkhamsted.
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Potten End CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Primary
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Primary
- The Thomas Coram Church of England School Primary
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Westfield Primary School Primary
- Ashlyns School Secondary
- Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School Independent schools
- Berkhamsted School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenway Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Berkhamsted.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenway Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Greenway Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Katharine Ellwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenway Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenway Primary and Nursery 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 Greenway Primary and Nursery School?
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greenway Primary and Nursery School full?
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 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 Greenway Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Greenway Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenway Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenway Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Greenway Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenway Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School ranked 58th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenway Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenway Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenway Primary and Nursery 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.