Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Welwyn

Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2013. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	15 London Road, Welwyn, AL6 9DJ
Website:	http://www.welwynst-marys.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01438714169
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Mary Westley
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	117490

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	432
Number of Pupils:	416
Number of Boys:	213
Number of Girls:	203

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.5%	4%
Persistent absence:	5.6%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.3

Writing

Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Maths

Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	76%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	24%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	108
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	108
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	164 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 15 London Road , AL6 9DJ	4out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands , AL8 7RF	3out of 4	1,518 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close , AL8 7AG	3out of 4	1,812 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park , AL8 7SD	4out of 4	2,091 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's CofE Primary School Hertford Road , Digswell AL6 0BX	3out of 4	2,277 yd	Voluntary aided 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	898 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherrardswood School Lockleys , AL6 0BJ	- not rated	778 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knightsfield School Knightsfield , AL8 7LW	4out of 4	792 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School15 London Road, Welwyn