St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Northchurch, Berkhamsted, HP4 3QZ
226 pupils · 94% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 March 2023, published 9 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 32 | 83 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 26 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 66 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 27 | 73 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 16 | 57 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 57 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 19 | 58 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 26 | 66 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Westfield Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.