OFSTED
13 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
449
446 full-time ·
3 part-time
Female pupils
223
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
226
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.9 pts
below England
School
4.9%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.9 pts
below England
School
9.4%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.6%
272
Any other White background
17.6%
79
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
26
White and Asian
3.1%
14
African
2.9%
13
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.4%
51 of
449 pupils
9.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
83.0%
22.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
75.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
65.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
69.6%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.56 pts
lower than
England
School
4.66%
Welwyn Hatfield
6.31%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.28 pts
lower than
England
School
9.54%
Welwyn Hatfield
16.06%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Welwyn Hatfield
1.94%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.6%
9.4 pts
above England
Cuffley School
97.6%
Welwyn Hatfield
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.