Shepherd Primary
Primary schoolShepherd Primary is a primary school in Three Rivers, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 179 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 37% of pupils at Shepherd Primary met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 37% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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- St John Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- The Reach Free SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional)680 m
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Charlotte House Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.6 km
- St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Three Rivers
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).