Cowley Hill School
Winstre Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5DP
416 pupils · 89% of 465 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 30.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 4 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.62 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 33 | 108 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 41 | 127 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 61 | 170 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 46 | 144 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 65 | 156 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 48 | 166 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 59 | 164 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 46 | 147 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Woodlands Primary School 0.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Parkside Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Meryfield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Monksmead School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Yavneh Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.