Waterside Academy 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2016. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rowans, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Rowans, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1NZ
Website: http://www.waterside.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707321203
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Toby Mills-Bishop
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145257

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 173
Number of Boys: 95
Number of Girls: 78

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 3
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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 2,434 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tenterfield Nursery School
London Road , AL6 9JF 		4out of 4 2,936 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterside Academy
Rowans , AL7 1NZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Crookhams , AL7 1PG 		3out of 4 70 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Hertford Road , Digswell AL6 0BX 		3out of 4 885 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Panshanger Primary School
Daniells , AL7 1QY 		3out of 4 1,248 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Harwood Close , AL8 7AG 		3out of 4 1,347 yd Community school 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 1,267 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield , AL8 7NL 		3out of 4 2,356 yd Academy converter 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 2,306 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sherrardswood School
Lockleys , AL6 0BJ 		- not rated 2,653 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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