Bengeo Primary School, Hertford

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a welcoming and caring school and have high aspirations for all our children. We welcome children aged between three and eleven with approximately 450 children on roll."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball and dance.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9am, an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 9am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Bengeo Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 58 families put Bengeo Primary School as their first choice and 139 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bengeo Primary School are Mill Mead Primary Academy (0.6 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) (0.7 miles, 68% reading, 71% maths); Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School (1 mile, Good, 61% reading, 50% maths); and Abel Smith School (1 mile, Outstanding, 83% reading, 66% maths).

Bengeo Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 93 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 13 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Bengeo Primary School had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hertford North Rail Station, about 1200 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greyhound PH (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bengeo Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Bengeo Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bengeo Primary School are The Sele School (1.1 miles), Richard Hale School (1.1 miles), Simon Balle All-Through School (1.2 miles) and The Chauncy School (1.7 miles).