St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford 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 20/06/2014. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TR
Website: http://www.stjohns561.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01707322589
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Mandy Evans
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117435

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 104
Number of Boys: 49
Number of Girls: 55

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -3 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 4.4
Maths
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.6 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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 2,821 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road , AL8 6JZ
4out of 4 1,128 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Green Lanes Primary School
Green Lanes , AL10 9JY
3out of 4 2,425 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park , AL8 7SD
4out of 4 2,475 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane , AL7 3TF
2out of 4 2,517 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Creswick Primary & Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way , AL7 4FL
2out of 4 2,571 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR
2out of 4 1,226 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN
4out of 4 906 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.