Howe Dell Primary School
The Runway, Hatfield, AL10 9AH
428 pupils · 93% of 460 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 June 2025, published 8 September 2025. 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 | 69% |
| 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 — 0.74 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 31 | 111 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 59 | 143 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 56 | 162 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 67 | 172 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 57 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 56 | 158 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 71 | 193 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 57 | 173 | 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
- Green Lanes Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hatfield Community Free School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Countess Anne Church of England School 2 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.