Flamstead End School
Longfield Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Alison Sawkins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Goffs School
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 430
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 139545
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992308888
About this school
Flamstead End School is a primary academy in Waltham Cross. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 474 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Flamstead End School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 67% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 85% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Flamstead End 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 | 67% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 485 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flamstead End School compares
Flamstead End School ranked 111th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 474 | — |
| Fairfields Primary School and Nursery | 68% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 467 | 0.1 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 181 | 0.2 miles |
| Oakview Primary School | — | 6.5% | 45.5% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 22.7% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Bonneygrove Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 29.6% | 408 | 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)
- 21.38%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 13.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Cheshunt
-
Oakview Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Bonneygrove Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
Other schools in Waltham Cross
Flamstead End School ranks 2nd 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
- Four Swannes Primary School Primary
- Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Flamstead End School teach?
- Flamstead End School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Waltham Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Flamstead End School?
- The headteacher of Flamstead End School is Headteacher Alison Sawkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Flamstead End School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flamstead End 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 Flamstead End School?
- Flamstead End School has 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Flamstead End School full?
- Flamstead End School has capacity for 430 pupils and 474 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Flamstead End School a faith school?
- No. Flamstead End School has no designated religious character.
- Does Flamstead End School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Flamstead End School as having nursery classes.
- Is Flamstead End School part of an academy trust?
- Flamstead End School is part of GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Flamstead End 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 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flamstead End School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Flamstead End School ranked 111th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Flamstead End School's absence rate?
- Flamstead End School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flamstead End School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flamstead End 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 1 July 2026.