Lanchester Primary School

State-Funded School

lanchester-primary-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

WatfordConstituency

WD17 3HDPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lanchester Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 298 pupils. Lanchester Primary School is part of Danes Educational Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

28%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

298

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 298
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Danes Educational Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Sept 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.