Wormley CofE Primary School, Broxbourne

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Wormley CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders monitor pupils' attendance extremely carefully, leading to clear improvements."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years to give children a very successful start to their education."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are highly focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school has a clear and really well structured programme to support pupils' personal development, including the very effective teaching of personal, social, and health education."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well across the curriculum and are prepared for their next stage of education."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that reflects national expectations and the needs of the local community."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have clear processes that support the timely identification of pupils' needs."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to develop and embed the assess, plan, do, review cycle to ensure that assessment is used effectively to inform planning, support pupils' learning, and secure even better progress over time for vulnerable pupils and for those with additional needs"; "Leaders should ensure that their chosen approaches to teaching the curriculum are implemented consistently".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Congratulations to our cricket team for successfully defending their title by winning the Broxbourne Cricket Club Tournament last week. It was a great tournament so many thanks to... Parenting today can feel overwhelming - especially when childhood looks so different from what we grew up with. There’s no manual, and it can be hard to keep..."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Wormley CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Wormley CofE Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wormley CofE Primary School are Broxbourne CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths); Longlands Primary School and Nursery (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 52% reading, 45% maths); Sheredes Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 87% maths); and St Cross Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles, 66% reading, 69% maths).

Wormley CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

In 2026, 118 pupils (26.1%) received SEN support and 33 (7.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Wormley CofE Primary School had 27 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 Broxbourne Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is New River Garage (near), 240 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Wormley CofE Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wormley CofE Primary School are The Broxbourne School (0.3 miles) and Robert Barclay Academy (1.2 miles).