OFSTED
24 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 June 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
21 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
166
155 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
84
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
82
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.8 pts
above England
School
41.6%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.6 pts
above England
School
22.9%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.0 pts
above England
School
6.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.6%
84
Unclassified
15.1%
25
Any other Mixed background
12.0%
20
Any other White background
7.2%
12
African
3.0%
5
Any other Asian background
2.4%
4
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
32.5%
54 of
166 pupils
11.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Reading
1.2 pts above England
School
75.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
75.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Welwyn Hatfield
65.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
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
5.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.51 pts
lower than
England
School
5.71%
Welwyn Hatfield
6.31%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.87 pts
higher than
England
School
17.68%
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
79.0%
9.1 pts
below England
Waterside Academy
79.0%
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.