Andrews Lane Primary School
Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6LB
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Oakview Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Maddock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 117302
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Andrews Lane Primary School was a community primary school in Waltham Cross. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Andrews Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 54% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 58% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 73% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Andrews Lane 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 | 57% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Andrews Lane Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 7% | 45.3% | 197 | — |
| Oakview Primary School | — | 6.5% | 45.5% | 188 | 0.0 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 181 | 0.4 miles |
| Fairfields Primary School and Nursery | 68% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 467 | 0.4 miles |
| Flamstead End School | 72% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 474 | 0.4 miles |
| Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 22.7% | 207 | 0.4 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.3%
- English as an additional language
- 44.7%
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakview Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheshunt
-
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Flamstead End School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
Other 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 Andrews Lane Primary School teach?
- Andrews Lane Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Waltham Cross.
- Has Andrews Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Andrews Lane Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Andrews Lane Primary School?
- Andrews Lane Primary School had 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Andrews Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Andrews Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Andrews Lane 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 31 December 2024.