Burleigh Primary School, Waltham Cross

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Burleigh Primary School. From the outset, we want to make it as clear as possible that everything that happens here is done for the benefit of the children; hence, our strapline: Working together for the good of the children!"

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 16 November 2026, an admissions event on Wednesday 18 November 2026, an admissions event on Monday 23 November 2026 and an admissions event on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Burleigh Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (71% in reading, 75% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 58 families put Burleigh Primary School as their first choice and 161 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Burleigh Primary School are Millbrook School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 60% maths); Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths); Brookland Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good); and Brookland Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 86% maths).

Burleigh Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

37.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Mixed (12%) and Black (10%).

The nearest railway station is Cheshunt Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Old English Gentleman PH (opposite), 240 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 347 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Burleigh Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Burleigh Primary School are Goffs - Churchgate Academy (0.4 miles), Haileybury Turnford (0.7 miles), Goffs Academy (0.8 miles) and St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) (1 mile).