Community school · Hertfordshire

Templewood Primary School

3–11Ages
225Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117174URN

Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

128 applications for 30 places · 20th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 6.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 5.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 5.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 6.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 6.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 6.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 6.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	128	4.3	33	1.10
Sep 2025	28	125	4.5	40	1.43
Sep 2024	30	98	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	96	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	143	4.8	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	202	6.7	60	2.00
Sep 2020	30	137	4.6	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	173	5.8	47	1.57
Sep 2018	30	149	5.0	45	1.50
Sep 2017	30	186	6.2	42	1.40
Sep 2016	30	205	6.8	43	1.43
Sep 2015	30	190	6.3	41	1.37
Sep 2014	28	189	6.8	51	1.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 63% · Maths 77% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%215th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	3%	107	105
2023/24	80%	23%	109	108
2022/23	83%	13%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Templewood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Applecroft School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Peartree Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Waterside Academy
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117174 · 919/2142
Capacity: 236 pupils · 225 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources