Community school · Hertfordshire

Oaklands Primary School

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117261URN

Great North Road, Oaklands, Welwyn, AL6 0PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

96 applications for 29 places · 70th 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 · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 July 2023
Graded inspection: Good
21 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 12 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	29	96	3.3	28	0.97
Sep 2025	28	107	3.8	38	1.36
Sep 2024	23	95	4.1	21	0.91
Sep 2023	22	81	3.7	20	0.91
Sep 2022	30	112	3.7	26	0.87
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2020	29	91	3.1	26	0.90
Sep 2019	29	100	3.5	30	1.03
Sep 2018	30	94	3.1	23	0.77
Sep 2017	28	93	3.3	22	0.79
Sep 2016	28	86	3.1	22	0.79
Sep 2015	16	61	3.8	11	0.69
Sep 2014	23	55	2.4	10	0.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → 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 standard72%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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%	8%	106	104
2023/24	73%	7%	108	105
2022/23	67%	11%	107	106

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

Oaklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2023

4.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Codicote Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117261 · 919/2302
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 4.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Great North Road, Oaklands, Welwyn, AL6 0PX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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