Garden City Academy
Primary schoolGarden City Academy is a primary school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 215 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 6 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 61% of pupils at Garden City Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Woolgrove School, Special Needs AcademySpecial. School remains Good, November 2022480 m
- Pixmore Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Hillshott Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade960 m
- Lordship Farm Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Mary's Junior Mixed SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Christopher SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Hertfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).