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Schools similar to How Wood Primary and Nursery School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN 117235

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Showing the closest 10 of 5,731 eligible schools.

1Panshanger Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117294

240 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Panshanger Primary SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals11.3% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English9.6% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.58% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.63 percentage points lower
  • 25 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 30 March 2023 · published 25 May 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00798. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00050.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.63 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00525.
  • Total pupils: difference 25 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01042.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Ley Hill School

Buckinghamshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN110243

210 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ley Hill SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals12.9% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English7.1% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.76% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.45 percentage points lower
  • 5 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00468. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00675.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.45 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00489.
  • Total pupils: difference 5 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00233.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Gade Valley Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117249

236 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Gade Valley Primary SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals14% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English10.2% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.44% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 5.77 percentage points lower
  • 21 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00226. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00630.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00100.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.77 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01154.
  • Total pupils: difference 21 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00890.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117442

222 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals11.3% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English10.4% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.12% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.09 percentage points lower
  • 7 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00069. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00150.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.09 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00018.
  • Total pupils: difference 7 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00315.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School

Essex · ages 3 to 11 · URN114975

213 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals15% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.2% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.08% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.12 percentage points lower
  • 2 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 October 2024 · published 14 November 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00198. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01080.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01400.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.12 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00625.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00093.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Penwortham Primary School

Lancashire · ages 3 to 11 · URN119157

201 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Penwortham Primary SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals10% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English11.4% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.41% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.2 percentage points higher
  • 14 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 6 May 2026 · published 17 June 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Needs attention; Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 9 March 2022 · published 9 May 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00262. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01170.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00400.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00041.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00651.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Meadow Primary School

Cambridgeshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN140622

211 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Meadow Primary SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals11.8% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.7% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.43% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 5.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.22 percentage points higher
  • 4 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00265. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.22 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00444.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00186.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117125

207 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals13.5% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.3% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND10.14% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 7.06 percentage points lower
  • 8 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00315. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 7.06 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01413.
  • Total pupils: difference 8 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00372.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Beaconside Primary and Nursery School

Worcestershire · ages 3 to 11 · URN116768

235 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Beaconside Primary and Nursery SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals9.8% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English8.9% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.45% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.24 percentage points higher
  • 20 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00384. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01260.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.24 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00048.
  • Total pupils: difference 20 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00851.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10Sir John Barrow School

Westmorland and Furness · ages 3 to 11 · URN112232

235 pupils / 215 at How Wood Primary and Nursery School2025/26 · Academic year

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Sir John Barrow SchoolHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Free school meals13.2% / 12.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.7% / 9.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.45% / 17.21%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.24 percentage points higher
  • 20 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 March 2023 · published 9 May 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00444. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.24 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00048.
  • Total pupils: difference 20 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00851.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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How Wood Primary and Nursery School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117235

Small KS2 cohort: 26 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 3.8 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

How Wood Primary and Nursery School: published figures and their sources
MeasureHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Pupils2152025/26
Free school meals12.6%2025/26
First language other than English9.8%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)17.21%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard62%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard4%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.29589%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence10.46512%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 2 March 2023 · published 17 July 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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