Oaklands Primary School is a primary school located in Welwyn. 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 22/09/2011. 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 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Great North Road, Welwyn

School Information

Address: Great North Road, Welwyn, AL6 0PX
Website: http://www.oaklands.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438715278
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Thomas Hassan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117261

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.8 to 3.1
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.3
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
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:103
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 2,237 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands Primary School
Great North Road , Oaklands AL6 0PX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School
London Road , SG3 6JP
3out of 4 1,617 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
15 London Road , AL6 9DJ
4out of 4 2,322 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Hertford Road , Digswell AL6 0BX
3out of 4 2,872 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
Swangleys Lane , SG3 6AA
3out of 4 3,003 yd Community school Yes 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 2,840 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherrardswood School
Lockleys , AL6 0BJ
- not rated 1,742 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Knightsfield School
Knightsfield , AL8 7LW
4out of 4 2,537 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.