Millbrook School
Gews Corner, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Hamilton
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 117379
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992622975
About this school
Millbrook School is a community primary school in Waltham Cross. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 160 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 53% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 58% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Millbrook 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 | 61% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 148 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millbrook School compares
Millbrook School ranked 224th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6% | 28.6% | 160 | — |
| Burleigh Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 23.9% | 410 | 0.2 miles |
| Brookland Junior School | 71% | 4.9% | 28.2% | 331 | 0.4 miles |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | — | 6% | 22.6% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Downfield Primary School | 22% | 7.2% | 29.8% | 467 | 0.5 miles |
| Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 22.7% | 207 | 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)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 53%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 22.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burleigh Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Brookland Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Brookland Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Downfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
Other schools in Waltham Cross
Millbrook School ranks 10th of the 16 ranked primary 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 Millbrook School teach?
- Millbrook School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Waltham Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Millbrook School?
- The headteacher of Millbrook School is Mr Craig Hamilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Millbrook School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millbrook 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 Millbrook School?
- Millbrook School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Millbrook School full?
- Millbrook School has capacity for 210 pupils and 160 on roll (76%), 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 Millbrook School a faith school?
- No. Millbrook School has no designated religious character.
- Does Millbrook School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Millbrook School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Millbrook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millbrook School rank locally?
- Millbrook School ranked 224th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millbrook School's absence rate?
- Millbrook School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millbrook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millbrook 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.