Yavneh Primary School
Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Orthodox Jewish
- Trust
- YAVNEH COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Field
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 142862
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087365580
About this school
Yavneh Primary School is an Orthodox Jewish primary academy in Borehamwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 71% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 94% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Yavneh 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 | 75% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 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 | 3.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yavneh Primary School compares
Yavneh Primary School ranked 65th 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 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 418 | — |
| Monksmead School | 48% | 5.8% | 17.1% | 208 | 0.1 miles |
| Summerswood Primary School | 40% | 6.3% | 27.5% | 344 | 0.3 miles |
| Kenilworth Primary School | 37% | 6.5% | 30% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 15.5% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Saffron Green Primary School | 36% | 9.4% | 31.8% | 177 | 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)
- 1.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.34%
- Persistent absence
- 4.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monksmead School0.1 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Summerswood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Kenilworth Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
St Teresa Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Saffron Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
Other schools in Borehamwood
Yavneh Primary School ranks 1st of the 10 ranked primary schools in Borehamwood.
- Cowley Hill School Primary
- Kenilworth Primary School Primary
- Meryfield Primary School Primary
- Monksmead School Primary
- Parkside Community Primary School Primary
- Saffron Green Primary School Primary
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerswood Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Primary School Primary
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy Secondary
- Hertswood Academy Secondary
- Yavneh College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Yavneh Primary School teach?
- Yavneh Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Borehamwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Yavneh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Yavneh Primary School is Mrs Caroline Field, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yavneh Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yavneh 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 Yavneh Primary School?
- Yavneh Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Yavneh Primary School full?
- Yavneh Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), 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 Yavneh Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Yavneh Primary School is designated Orthodox Jewish.
- Does Yavneh Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Yavneh Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Yavneh Primary School?
- Yavneh Primary School is part of YAVNEH COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yavneh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% 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 Yavneh Primary School rank locally?
- Yavneh Primary School ranked 65th 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 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yavneh Primary School's absence rate?
- Yavneh Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yavneh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yavneh 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 2 July 2026.