Potten End CofE Primary School
Church Road, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Potten End CofE Primary School is a primary school in Berkhamsted for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 6th of 8 primary schools in Berkhamsted. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2010.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 November 2010, report published 16 February 2011
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 March 2022
Potten End Primary School is a place where pupils are valued and well cared for. Pupils enjoy coming to school and being part of this happy community. On the playground, pupils enjoy each other's company, following the school's values of 'friendship' and 'respect'. Children in early years play confidently in the extensive outdoor area. Pupils have faith that staff will deal with any issue or disagreement if it were to occur. Reports of bullying, for example, are taken seriously. Pupils trust staff to sort it out so everyone gets along. Pupils say that their learning is rarely disrupted by other children. Classrooms are calm places. Poor behaviour does not happen regularly. Staff deal with it effectively when it does. Pupils use a range of strategies, taught to them by staff, to stop themselves getting cross or upset. Pupils take part in a range of after-school clubs, including for sports such as football and basketball. They talk excitedly about how visitors come into the school and help bring their curriculum to life. Pupils told the inspector how the school's personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum helped them understand the wider world. It teaches them how to stay safe online and what to do if something worries them.
What the school should improve
- A small number of curriculum plans are still being developed. In these plans, key knowledge is not as clearly laid out as it is in the more developed subjects. Consequently, for these subjects, assessment is not as useful as it could be. Leaders need to make sure that all curriculum plans sequence knowledge in a logical order and have assessment that is closely linked to the knowledge taught.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
27 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
205 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near Potten End CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 83% met the expected standard |
| Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 51% met the expected standard |
| Micklem Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Oakleaf Primary | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | 24% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Denise Kennedy
- Phone
- 01442865022
- Address
- Church Road, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QY
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 117414
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.