Flamstead End School, Waltham Cross
Flamstead End School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Waltham Cross, part of Generations Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 16 schools in Waltham Cross with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Flamstead End School in detail
Flamstead End School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to be part of the Flamstead End School community and to serve as Associate Principal. Since joining the school in April 2024, I have been struck by the strong sense of care, ambition, and teamwork that runs through everything we do."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, drama and French.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Flamstead End School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% 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 (83% in reading, 78% in maths).
Getting a place at Flamstead End School
For September 2026 entry, 77 families put Flamstead End School as their first choice and 248 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 31 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Flamstead End School are Fairfields Primary School and Nursery (0.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 82% maths); St Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles); Oakview Primary School (0.4 miles); and Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths).
Flamstead End School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Fairfields Primary School and NurserySt Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolOakview Primary SchoolDewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
The trust
Flamstead End School is one of 4 schools run by Generations Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
117 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Flamstead End School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (78%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cheshunt Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (near), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Flamstead End School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 222 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Flamstead End School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Flamstead End School are Goffs Academy (0.7 miles), Goffs - Churchgate Academy (1.1 miles), Haileybury Turnford (1.3 miles) and St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) (1.4 miles).
Goffs AcademyGoffs - Churchgate AcademyHaileybury TurnfordSt Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Flamstead End School excels at nurturing the whole child, with outstanding personal development and an exceptional early years programme. The school creates a happy, inclusive environment where pupils are highly valued as individuals and given genuine leadership opportunities. Strong teaching in reading, writing and mathematics, combined with a well-structured curriculum, helps pupils achieve well and develop into confident, well-rounded learners.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional early years provision with strong foundations in communication, language and number
- Outstanding personal development with well-considered leadership roles and initiatives that build confidence and responsibility
- Strong reading curriculum that fosters a love of language through high-quality stories and skilled support for struggling readers
- Thoughtfully designed curriculum with well-sequenced learning from early years through the school
- Safe, inclusive and happy school environment where pupils feel valued and respected
Areas for Improvement
- In some foundation subjects, teaching activities do not always help pupils learn the intended curriculum as effectively as they could
- Some pupils with SEND are not given learning activities that are well matched to their individual needs and targets
- A few activities in foundation subjects do not align as well as they could with the intended curriculum
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being leader roles, school council membership, ambassador roles, after-school clubs, educational visits, breakfast club
Flamstead End School is a primary academy in Hertfordshire with 474 pupils aged 2-11. The school has been judged as Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, with Outstanding ratings for personal development and early years provision.
At a Glance
17.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
117 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Flamstead End School
Year 6 Crucial Crew
10 Sep 2026
Welcome to Flamstead End
30 Jul 2026
Year 3 plants topic
20 Jul 2026
Year 6 - 'A different boy' English topic
17 Jul 2026
Measuring our height
6 Jul 2026
Sports day
3 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Flamstead End School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Hertfordshire
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Flamstead End School.
- Orchid Kids Club340m away · Not yet graded
- Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Club Limited690m away · Ofsted: Good
Term dates
Flamstead End School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Flamstead End School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Flamstead End School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
422 pupils
420 places
2 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Waltham Cross
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Waltham Cross
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
65
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
17.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
474
Total Pupils
245
Boys
229
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
19.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,102
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,142
Per pupil
£2421k
Total funding
£129k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
13.6%
Persistent absence
374
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Flamstead End School
What are SATs results like at Flamstead End School?
Of the pupils at Flamstead End School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is Flamstead End School's Ofsted rating?
Flamstead End School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Flamstead End School?
No fixed boundary. When Flamstead End School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Flamstead End School?
Flamstead End School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Flamstead End School?
Classes at Flamstead End School average 27.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Flamstead End School?
Flamstead End School has around 474 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Flamstead End School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Flamstead End School in 2024/25. 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Flamstead End School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Flamstead End School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Flamstead End School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Flamstead End School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Flamstead End School: Orchid Kids Club (340m away, registered, not yet graded) and Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Club Limited (690m away, rated Good by Ofsted).
How many road collisions happen near Flamstead End School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Flamstead End School?
Flamstead End School is at Longfield Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6AG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)