Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy in Letchworth Garden City

Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy is a school located in Letchworth 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 22/02/2017. 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 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Pryor Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Website:	http://www.woolgrove.herts.sch.uk
Telephone:	01462622422
School Type:	Academy special converter
Education phase:	Not applicable
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Lisa Hall
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	137997

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	125
Number of Pupils:	125
Number of Boys:	95
Number of Girls:	30

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	7%	4%
Persistent absence:	15.6%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -8.2 to -2.9

Writing

Well Below Average: -5.4 Confidence interval -7.8 to -3

Maths

Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.6 to -2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	0%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weston Way Nursery School Weston Way , SG7 6HD	4out of 4	1,252 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Garden City Academy Radburn Way , SG6 2JZ	3out of 4	520 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Junior Mixed School St Mary's Way , SG7 6HY	3out of 4	992 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Infants' School St Mary's Way , SG7 6HY	3out of 4	1,050 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery Ridge Avenue , SG6 1QE	3out of 4	1,402 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pixmore Junior School Rushby Mead , SG6 1RS	3out of 4	1,475 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Knights Templar School Park Street , SG7 6DZ	3out of 4	1,826 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Highfield School Highfield , SG6 3QA	3out of 4	3,051 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy Pryor Way , SG6 2PT	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Brandles School Weston Way , SG7 6EY	- not rated	1,520 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Christopher School Barrington Road , SG6 3JZ	- not rated	1,981 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis College Broadway , SG6 3PJ	- not rated	2,283 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
North Herts Education Support Centre Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY	4out of 4	3,049 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Woolgrove School, Special Needs AcademyPryor Way, Letchworth Garden City