Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School, Waltham Cross

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are committed to securing high quality outcomes for all children. We work in partnership with parents to provide a secure and stimulating environment in which the children can develop intellectually, spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically through a range of experiences and opportunities."

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery 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 fell from 73% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 156 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School are Woodside Primary School (0.5 miles, 83% reading, 90% maths); Cuffley School (1 mile, Good, 93% reading, 88% maths); Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 100% maths); and Fairfields Primary School and Nursery (1.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School.

6.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 5 (2.1%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School had 14 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 Cuffley Rail Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millcrest Road (near), 200 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School issued 7 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.