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Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City

All 19 primary schools in Welwyn Garden City.

19 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 average.

    18 first choices, 22 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    204
    View school Our Lady Catholic Primary School
  2. Applecroft School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City average, low absence.

    69 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    454
    View school Applecroft School
  3. Holwell Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City average.

    46 first choices, 53 offers made

    Ready for secondary school77%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    397
    View school Holwell Primary School
  4. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

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

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Welwyn Garden City average, low absence.

    56 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    410
    View school Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
  5. 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 average.

    34 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    224
    View school St John's CofE Primary School
  6. Panshanger Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1QY · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City average, low absence.

    47 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school80%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    240
    View school Panshanger Primary School
  7. Templewood Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Welwyn Garden City average.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    225
    View school Templewood Primary School
  8. 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 average, low absence.

    22 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    211
    View school The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
  9. Waterside Academy

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

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Welwyn Garden City average.

    19 first choices, 21 offers made

    Ready for secondary school64%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    166
    View school Waterside Academy
  10. Watchlytes Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City average, high absence.

    16 first choices, 19 offers made

    Ready for secondary school76%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    158
    View school Watchlytes Primary School
  11. Peartree Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City average.

    12 first choices, 13 offers made

    Ready for secondary school75%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    184
    View school Peartree Primary School
  12. Springmead Primary School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

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

    22 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school52%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    248
    View school Springmead Primary School
  13. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Welwyn Garden City average.

    19 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    218
    View school Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
  14. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

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

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Welwyn Garden City average, high absence.

    47 first choices, 52 offers made

    Ready for secondary school80%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    418
    View school Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
  15. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Welwyn Garden City average.

    8 first choices, 9 offers made

    Ready for secondary school55%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    179
    View school Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
  16. 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 average, high absence.

    14 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    102
    View school St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
  17. Creswick Academy

    Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Welwyn Garden City average.

    35 first choices, 37 offers made

    Ready for secondary school40%

    Welwyn Garden City 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Welwyn Garden City about 10
    Pupils
    325
    View school Creswick Academy
  18. Knightsfield School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW · Academy · All-through · Ages 9 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 17
    Pupils
    65
    View school Knightsfield School
  19. Lakeside School

    Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 20
    Pupils
    115
    View school Lakeside School
The big picture

How Welwyn Garden City's primary 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%Lakeside School: 0%Knightsfield School: 0%Creswick Academy: 40%The Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 50%Springmead Primary School: 52%Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School: 55%Templewood Primary School: 60%Homerswood Primary and Nursery School: 62%St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford: 62%Waterside Academy: 64%Commonswood Primary & Nursery School: 65%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 70%St John's CofE Primary School: 73%Peartree Primary School: 75%Watchlytes Primary School: 76%Holwell Primary School: 77%Applecroft School: 78%Panshanger Primary School: 80%Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School: 80%0%25%50%75%100%
Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City

Days missed

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

Welwyn Garden City average 5.4%The Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 3.2%Applecroft School: 3.5%Commonswood Primary & Nursery School: 3.6%Panshanger Primary School: 4%Springmead Primary School: 4%St John's CofE Primary School: 4.3%Creswick Academy: 4.5%Holwell Primary School: 4.8%Homerswood Primary and Nursery School: 5%Templewood Primary School: 5.2%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 5.2%Waterside Academy: 5.7%Peartree Primary School: 5.8%Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School: 5.9%St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford: 6%Watchlytes Primary School: 6%Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School: 6.2%Knightsfield School: 8.7%Lakeside School: 10.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City

Ofsted grades in Welwyn Garden City

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 7 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 12
  • Good: 11 of 12
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 12
  • Inadequate: 0 of 12
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Welwyn Garden City

  1. Some are faith schools.

    4 of the 19 primary 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. A nursery place isn't a Reception place.

    15 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.

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  3. Apply by 15 January.

    Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.

  4. 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

Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City, explained

There are 19 primary schools in Welwyn Garden City, teaching 4,543 children. 10 are run by the council and 8 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special schools.

92% of the mainstream state 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.

64.4% of pupils in Welwyn Garden City met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 80%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

20.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,128 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.1% 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 primary schools are in Welwyn Garden City?
There are 19 primary schools in Welwyn Garden City, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Welwyn Garden City?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Welwyn Garden City on Eduscope are Our Lady Catholic Primary School, Applecroft School and Holwell Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are primary 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.
How do primary schools in Welwyn Garden City perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Welwyn Garden City, 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Welwyn Garden City primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Welwyn Garden City is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Welwyn Garden City?
When choosing a primary school in Welwyn Garden City, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 19 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.

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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