Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

St John's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117460URN

Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

86 applications for 29 places · 90th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 July 2013
Graded inspection: 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 29 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.6; 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	86	3.0	34	1.17
Sep 2025	25	69	2.8	21	0.84
Sep 2024	29	92	3.2	32	1.10
Sep 2023	28	109	3.9	31	1.11
Sep 2022	30	95	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	102	3.4	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	97	3.2	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	106	3.5	24	0.80
Sep 2018	30	100	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2017	23	79	3.4	19	0.83
Sep 2016	30	87	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	89	3.0	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	79	2.6	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 73% · Maths 93% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%97th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

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	73%	20%	111	107
2023/24	60%	17%	109	107
2022/23	62%	15%	107	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

St John's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Waterside Academy
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

2026

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

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Templewood Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

4.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Panshanger Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 80%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
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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117460 · 919/3376
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 235 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0BX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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