Newberries Primary School
Newberries Avenue, Radlett, WD7 7EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Ness Peters
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 117303
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923857180
About this school
Newberries Primary School is a community primary school in Radlett. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 188 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 | 30 | 18 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 72% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 89% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 72% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Newberries 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 | 53% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newberries Primary School compares
Newberries Primary School ranked 162nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5% | 10.1% | 188 | — |
| St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 6% | 10.8% | 191 | 0.8 miles |
| Hertsmere Jewish Primary School | 80% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 422 | 0.9 miles |
| Fair Field Junior School | 73% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 206 | 1.1 miles |
| Shenley Primary School | 31% | 8.4% | 35.8% | 119 | 1.3 miles |
| Parkside Community Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 45.2% | 213 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
- 29 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.1%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Radlett
-
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Radlett
-
Fair Field Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Radlett
-
Shenley Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Radlett
-
Parkside Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
Other schools in Radlett
- Fair Field Junior School Primary
- Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Primary
- Shenley Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Radlett Lodge School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Newberries Primary School teach?
- Newberries Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Radlett.
- Who is the headteacher of Newberries Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newberries Primary School is Ms Ness Peters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newberries Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newberries 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 Newberries Primary School?
- Newberries Primary School has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newberries Primary School full?
- Newberries Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 188 on roll (90%), 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 Newberries Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newberries Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newberries Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newberries Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newberries Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newberries Primary School rank locally?
- Newberries Primary School ranked 162nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newberries Primary School's absence rate?
- Newberries Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newberries Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newberries 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.