Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a primary school located in WELWYN GARDEN CITY. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/03/2016. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU
Website: http://www.commonswood.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01707880420
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs G Seymour
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117378

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 510
Number of Pupils: 459
Number of Boys: 228
Number of Girls: 231

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 1
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 1,815 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
The Commons , AL7 4RU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Blackthorn Road , AL7 3JP 		3out of 4 1,441 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holwell Primary School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		3out of 4 1,751 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Watchlytes Primary School
Watchlytes , AL7 2AZ 		3out of 4 1,752 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Creswick Primary & Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way , AL7 4FL 		2out of 4 1,865 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF 		2out of 4 2,166 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR 		2out of 4 3,252 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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