The Cranbourne Primary School
Bridleway North, Hoddesdon, EN11 9PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Semark
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 143410
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992416220
About this school
The Cranbourne Primary School is a primary academy in Hoddesdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Cranbourne 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 52% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 17% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 The Cranbourne 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 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Cranbourne Primary School compares
The Cranbourne Primary School ranked 148th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% 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 | 68% | 4.3% | 13.2% | 409 | — |
| Forres Primary Academy | 54% | 7.3% | 31.6% | 199 | 0.3 miles |
| Roselands Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 17.5% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School | 30% | 7.4% | 24.7% | 383 | 1.0 miles |
| High Leigh Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 40.3% | 166 | 1.1 miles |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.2% | 16.5% | 155 | 1.1 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
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 5 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.17%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 8.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forres Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
-
Roselands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
-
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
-
High Leigh Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
- 1.1 miles
Other schools in Hoddesdon
The Cranbourne Primary School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Hoddesdon.
- Forres Primary Academy Primary
- High Leigh Primary School Primary
- Roselands Primary School Primary
- Sheredes Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School Primary
- St Cross Catholic 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 The Cranbourne Primary School teach?
- The Cranbourne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hoddesdon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Cranbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Cranbourne Primary School is Mrs Rachel Semark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Cranbourne Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Cranbourne 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 The Cranbourne Primary School?
- The Cranbourne Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Cranbourne Primary School full?
- The Cranbourne Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 409 on roll (91%), 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 The Cranbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Cranbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Cranbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Cranbourne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Cranbourne Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Cranbourne Primary School is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Cranbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Cranbourne Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The Cranbourne Primary School ranked 148th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% 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 The Cranbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- The Cranbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Cranbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Cranbourne 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.