Sheredes Primary School
Benford Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 8LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorna Stevenson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 117353
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992465154
About this school
Sheredes Primary School is a community primary school in Hoddesdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 456 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sheredes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 95% | 87% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 27% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 98% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 97% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Sheredes 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 | 95% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheredes Primary School compares
Sheredes Primary School ranked 63rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.4% | 9.5% | 456 | — |
| St Cross Catholic Primary School | 45% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 87% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Broxbourne CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 243 | 0.8 miles |
| St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School | 30% | 7.4% | 24.7% | 383 | 0.8 miles |
| High Leigh Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 40.3% | 166 | 1.0 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)
- 9.48%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 7.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cross Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
-
Broxbourne CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Broxbourne
-
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
-
High Leigh Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
Other schools in Hoddesdon
Sheredes Primary School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Hoddesdon.
- Forres Primary Academy Primary
- High Leigh Primary School Primary
- Roselands Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School Primary
- St Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Cranbourne Primary School Primary
- Robert Barclay Academy Secondary
- The John Warner School Secondary
- Rivers Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sheredes Primary School teach?
- Sheredes Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hoddesdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Sheredes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sheredes Primary School is Mrs Lorna Stevenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sheredes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheredes 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 many pupils are at Sheredes Primary School?
- Sheredes Primary School has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sheredes Primary School full?
- Sheredes Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 456 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 Sheredes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sheredes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sheredes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sheredes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Sheredes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 95% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheredes Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Sheredes Primary School ranked 63rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sheredes Primary School's absence rate?
- Sheredes Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sheredes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheredes 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.