St John's CofE Primary School in Welwyn - ratings, address, contact etc

St John's CofE 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 17/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hertford Road, Welwyn

School Information

Address:	Hertford Road, Welwyn, AL6 0BX
Website:	http://www.stjohnsdigswell.net
Telephone:	01438714283
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr S Horleston
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	117460

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	235
Number of Pupils:	221
Number of Boys:	119
Number of Girls:	102

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.1%	4%
Persistent absence:	7.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.5

Writing

Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.7

Maths

Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	80%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	33%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	109
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	110
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	2,124 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road , AL7 3RP	4out of 4	2,990 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's CofE Primary School Hertford Road , Digswell AL6 0BX	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close , AL8 7AG	3out of 4	825 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy Rowans , AL7 1NZ	2out of 4	885 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Crookhams , AL7 1PG	3out of 4	955 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands , AL8 7RF	3out of 4	1,105 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	1,681 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane , AL7 2AF	2out of 4	2,110 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	1,551 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sherrardswood School Lockleys , AL6 0BJ	- not rated	1,781 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St John's CofE Primary SchoolHertford Road, Welwyn