Homerswood Primary and Nursery 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF
Website: http://www.homerswood.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01707320610
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debbie Shirley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117252

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1.2
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tenterfield Nursery School
London Road , AL6 9JF 		4out of 4 1,408 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		4out of 4 2,828 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
Kirklands , AL8 7RF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Harwood Close , AL8 7AG 		3out of 4 336 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park , AL8 7SD 		4out of 4 940 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Hertford Road , Digswell AL6 0BX 		3out of 4 1,105 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
15 London Road , AL6 9DJ 		4out of 4 1,518 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield , AL8 7NL 		3out of 4 685 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF 		2out of 4 2,568 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Knightsfield School
Knightsfield , AL8 7LW 		4out of 4 734 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sherrardswood School
Lockleys , AL6 0BJ 		- not rated 1,414 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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