OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
APPLECROFT SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
454
444 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
234
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
220
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
below England
School
9.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.3 pts
below England
School
15.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.9%
313
Any other Mixed background
6.2%
28
Indian
5.3%
24
Any other White background
5.1%
23
White and Asian
5.1%
23
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
9
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
13.0%
59 of
454 pupils
7.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
78.0%
17.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
75.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
65.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
3.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.70 pts
lower than
England
School
3.52%
Welwyn Hatfield
6.31%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.17 pts
lower than
England
School
5.65%
Welwyn Hatfield
16.06%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
100.9%
12.7 pts
above England
Applecroft School
100.9%
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.