Oak View Primary and Nursery School in Hatfield - ratings, address, contact etc

Oak View Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Hatfield. 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 11/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NW
Website:	www.oakview.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01707280590
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Neil Richardson
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	135223

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	429
Number of Boys:	222
Number of Girls:	207

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	5.3%	4%
Persistent absence:	14.7%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.7

Writing

Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.8

Maths

Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	57%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	7%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	104
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	102
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birchwood Nursery School Birchway , Crawford Road AL10 0PD	4out of 4	1,523 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oak View Primary and Nursery School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW	3out of 4	0 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	188 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hatfield Community Free School Briars Lane , AL10 8ES	4out of 4	508 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
De Havilland Primary School Travellers Lane , AL10 8TQ	- not rated	963 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Countess Anne Church of England School School Lane , AL10 8AX	3out of 4	1,141 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL	4out of 4	357 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	2out of 4	533 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southfield School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	252 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Links Hatfield Academy Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ	- not rated	804 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB	- not rated	1,440 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolWoods Avenue, Hatfield