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Faith schools in and near Welwyn Garden City

All 4 faith schools in Welwyn Garden City, and the nearest just outside.

4 schools in Welwyn Garden City

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  1. Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Welwyn Garden City faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 22 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Welwyn Garden City faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Welwyn Garden City faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    204
    View school Our Lady Catholic Primary School
  2. St John's CofE Primary School

    Welwyn, AL6 0BX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City faith schools average.

    34 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Welwyn Garden City faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Welwyn Garden City faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    224
    View school St John's CofE Primary School
  3. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1PG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Welwyn Garden City faith schools average, low absence.

    22 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Welwyn Garden City faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Welwyn Garden City faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    211
    View school The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
  4. St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TR · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Welwyn Garden City faith schools average, high absence.

    14 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Welwyn Garden City faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Welwyn Garden City faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    102
    View school St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford

Just outside Welwyn Garden City

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Welwyn Garden City.

  1. Sherrardswood School

    1.9 miles from Welwyn Garden City · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results above the England average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Welwyn Garden City faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    445
    View school Sherrardswood School
The big picture

How Welwyn Garden City's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%The Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 50%St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford: 62%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 70%St John's CofE Primary School: 73%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Welwyn Garden City

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Welwyn Garden City average 4.7%The Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 3.2%St John's CofE Primary School: 4.3%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 5.2%St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford: 6%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Welwyn Garden City

Ofsted grades in Welwyn Garden City

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Welwyn Garden City

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 4 faith schools in Welwyn Garden City have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Welwyn Garden City, explained

There are 4 faith schools in Welwyn Garden City, teaching 741 children. 3 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.0% of pupils in Welwyn Garden City faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 50% to 73%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

13.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,113 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Welwyn Garden City?
There are 4 faith schools in Welwyn Garden City, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Welwyn Garden City?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Welwyn Garden City on Eduscope are Our Lady Catholic Primary School, St John's CofE Primary School and The Holy Family Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Welwyn Garden City ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Welwyn Garden City faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Welwyn Garden City is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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