St Paul's Walden Primary School is a primary school located in Hitchin. 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 18/01/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bendish Lane, Hitchin, SG4 8HX
Website: http://www.stpaulswalden.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438871241
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nancy Adshead
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117144

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 84
Number of Boys: 53
Number of Girls: 31

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6.3 to -0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6 to -0.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -7.6 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Walden Primary School
Bendish Lane , Whitwell SG4 8HX 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School
Oxford Road , Breachwood Green SG4 8NP 		2out of 4 3,224 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kimpton Primary School
High Street , Kimpton SG4 8RB 		2out of 4 3,228 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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