Applecroft School is a primary school located in Welwyn Garden City. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/12/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Website: http://www.applecroft.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01707323758
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Withe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137943

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/12/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 454
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 242

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.3
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		4out of 4 1,748 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road , AL8 6JZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
Lemsford Village , AL8 7TR 		3out of 4 1,128 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School , AL7 3XW 		3out of 4 1,475 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane , AL7 3TF 		2out of 4 1,547 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park , AL8 7SD 		4out of 4 1,661 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR 		2out of 4 874 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield , AL8 7NL 		3out of 4 2,765 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF 		2out of 4 3,005 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN 		4out of 4 770 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Knightsfield School
Knightsfield , AL8 7LW 		4out of 4 3,052 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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