Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117490URN

15 London Road, Welwyn, AL6 9DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 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

2.0per place

0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

108 applications for 55 places · 259th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

108 applications · 55 places offered · 51 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.5; 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	55	108	2.0	51	0.93
Sep 2025	60	122	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2024	59	118	2.0	57	0.97
Sep 2023	59	131	2.2	60	1.02
Sep 2022	59	141	2.4	75	1.27
Sep 2021	60	152	2.5	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	134	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2019	60	142	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2018	60	132	2.2	67	1.12
Sep 2017	60	145	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2016	60	133	2.2	55	0.92
Sep 2015	60	144	2.4	77	1.28
Sep 2014	60	151	2.5	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 83% · Maths 85% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%76th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	76%	3%	107	106
2023/24	65%	7%	107	103
2022/23	55%	12%	107	105

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

Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2023

4.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Templewood Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

4.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Waterside Academy
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Codicote Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place

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: 117490 · 919/3419
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 432 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 15 London Road, Welwyn, AL6 9DJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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