Watchlytes Primary School 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 21/01/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ
Website: http://www.watchlytes.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707886222
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Gardiner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117348

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 234
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -6.7 to -2.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.3 Confidence interval -7.4 to -3.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.4 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 1,749 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watchlytes Primary School
Watchlytes , AL7 2AZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Springmead Primary School
Hillyfields , AL7 2HB 		1out of 4 646 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Panshanger Primary School
Daniells , AL7 1QY 		3out of 4 790 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Blackthorn Road , AL7 3JP 		3out of 4 1,004 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holwell Primary School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		3out of 4 1,686 yd Community school No 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 4 598 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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