Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
122Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117457URN

Cannons Meadow, Tewin, Tewin Cowper Ce Primary School Va, Welwyn, AL6 0JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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25 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

25 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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	12	25	2.1	11	0.92
Sep 2025	9	38	4.2	8	0.89
Sep 2024	25	67	2.7	17	0.68
Sep 2023	23	60	2.6	18	0.78
Sep 2022	25	63	2.5	26	1.04
Sep 2021	25	57	2.3	21	0.84
Sep 2020	23	52	2.3	19	0.83
Sep 2019	25	54	2.2	21	0.84
Sep 2018	25	49	2.0	26	1.04
Sep 2017	21	34	1.6	14	0.67
Sep 2016	25	44	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2015	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2014	18	51	2.8	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 35% · Maths 50% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%315th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard35%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	5%	104	102
2023/24	30%	0%	107	100
2022/23	65%	0%	105	103

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

Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Springmead Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place
Waterside Academy
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Watchlytes Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Special measures 2025

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Panshanger Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 80%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117457 · 919/3370
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 122 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cannons Meadow, Tewin, Tewin Cowper Ce Primary School Va, Welwyn, AL6 0JU
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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