Community school · Hertfordshire

Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

4–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117378URN

The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

109 applications for 59 places · 273rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 10 January 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	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 January 2023
Graded inspection: Good
21 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

109 applications · 59 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 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	59	109	1.9	56	0.95
Sep 2025	60	111	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2024	60	105	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	136	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2022	59	138	2.3	54	0.92
Sep 2021	60	152	2.5	66	1.10
Sep 2020	60	143	2.4	73	1.22
Sep 2019	60	148	2.5	78	1.30
Sep 2018	61	151	2.5	67	1.10
Sep 2017	60	118	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2016	58	99	1.7	40	0.69
Sep 2015	59	114	1.9	50	0.85
Sep 2014	60	118	2.0	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%171st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	12%	109	107
2023/24	76%	9%	106	107
2022/23	59%	10%	106	104

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

Commonswood Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Watchlytes Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Special measures 2025

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Holwell Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Creswick Academy
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Peartree Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Panshanger Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Springmead Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 52%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: 117378 · 919/2996
Capacity: 510 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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