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Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire. Standards maintained (Dec 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 9 October 2019, report published 6 November 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 11 December 2024, report published 21 January 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around December 2028

The last inspection was in December 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

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  2. 1.7 milesCuffley School

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    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Mar 2024)

  3. 1.9 milesWoodside Primary School

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  4. 2.1 milesNorthaw Church of England Primary School

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  5. 2.1 milesBayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.