Downfield Primary School
Community school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 467 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 26.40% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8SS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.downfield.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01992629598 |
| URN | 117255 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 November 2024, published 16 December 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Millbrook School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Burleigh Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Four Swannes Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Brookland Junior School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
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