Springmead Primary School is a primary school located in Welwyn Garden City. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2017. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hillyfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB
Website: www.springmead.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707331508
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Cayford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145409

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 299
Number of Boys: 157
Number of Girls: 142

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -5 Confidence interval -6.4 to -3.6
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 2,264 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springmead Primary School
Hillyfields , AL7 2HB
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Watchlytes Primary School
Watchlytes , AL7 2AZ
3out of 4 646 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Panshanger Primary School
Daniells , AL7 1QY
3out of 4 985 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Crookhams , AL7 1PG
3out of 4 1,405 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Waterside Academy
Rowans , AL7 1NZ
2out of 4 1,475 yd Academy converter 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 4 733 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.