Primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire
Mill Mead Primary Academy
Mill Mead Primary School Port Vale, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3AA
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 4 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- Places
- 240
- How full
- 90% full — 216 of 240 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 114 / 102
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Hertfordshire 014A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 50%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 63%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 21%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE LAUREL EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rachael Walsh
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Hertford Bengeo
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- URN
- 150620
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncombe SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)Academy converter | No grade | 46% | 0.5 mi |
| Abel Smith SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 55% | 0.5 mi |
| Bengeo Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 61% | 0.6 mi |
| Hollybush Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 32% | 0.7 mi |
| Morgans Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 58% | 0.8 mi |
| Hertford PrepOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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