Reed First School

Community school·First school Royston, Hertfordshire·SG8 8AB

School type

First school

Ages 3–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Reed First School is a first school for pupils aged 3–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

12 first choices, 13 places

First choices per place

0.92

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 13 places

Last place offered lived

3.39 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 5461 m

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.41

00.511.5

1 per place

1.0020220.8620230.7520241.3320250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 3–9
Pupils on roll: 68
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

7.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

8.8%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

3.8%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

2.6%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

15.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,036

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Royston · 2.8 mi 61.2 Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School Nr Buntingford · 2.9 mi 53.4 King James Academy Royston Royston · 3.1 mi 35.5 Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Buntingford · 4.2 mi 30.3 Ashwell Primary School Baldock · 6.2 mi 83.1 Furneux Pelham Church of England School Furneux Pelham · 6.8 mi 27.3 Weston Primary & Nursery School Hitchin · 7.3 mi 32.5 St John Roman Catholic Primary School Baldock · 7.3 mi 39.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Reed First School at a glance

Located in Royston, Hertfordshire, Reed First School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 68 pupils aged 3 to 9. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Reed First School their first choice was offered one of its 13 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 3.39 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.