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Search by postcode, area, or school name, then compare two live school rows side by side before you narrow the rest of your shortlist.

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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched "North Hertfordshire" by area or school-name search.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

Garden City Academy is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 138 pupils, with Garden City Academy larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

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Garden City Academy

Primary · North Hertfordshire · SG6 2JZ · 171 pupils · Postcode area SG6

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 171 pupils
  • Distance: Postcode area SG6
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025

Selected school

Barkway VA Church of England First School

Primary · North Hertfordshire · SG8 8EF · 33 pupils · Postcode area SG8

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 33 pupils
  • Distance: Postcode area SG8
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025
Side-by-side comparison of Garden City Academy and Barkway VA Church of England First School for the current schools search.
Measure Garden City Academy Barkway VA Church of England First School
Area North Hertfordshire North Hertfordshire
Postcode area SG6 SG8
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Academy sponsor led Voluntary aided school
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 171 pupils 33 pupils
Distance Postcode area SG6 Postcode area SG8
Latest Ofsted outcome Good
Published 01 Nov 2018.
 Good
Published 18 Dec 2023.

What the measures mean

How to read the live comparison

  • Attendance: comes from the current public school metrics seam when that row is available.
  • Pupil count: gives a rough size signal only and does not tell you whether the school is right for your child.
  • Latest Ofsted outcome: is source-aware and can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted feed.

Known caveats

  • Latest Ofsted outcome can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted source, so do not treat it as a complete quality ranking on its own.
  • The current live school seam is England-only through Get Information About Schools, with nation-specific adapters still to come.
  • Distance labels are only precise when the query resolves to an exact postcode with geometry; district and area searches show broader location context instead.

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