Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Springmead Primary School

3–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145409URN

Hillyfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.9 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

50 applications for 29 places · 289th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 6 July 2022Ofsted'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

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 29 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Springmead Primary School (URN 117325), the previous school.

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	50	1.7	22	0.76
Sep 2025	30	64	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2024	28	63	2.3	28	1.00
Sep 2023	29	66	2.3	30	1.03
Sep 2022	30	73	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2021	50	70	1.4	25	0.50
Sep 2020	39	76	2.0	31	0.79
Sep 2019	59	75	1.3	40	0.68
Sep 2018	58	78	1.3	31	0.53
Sep 2017 *	57	86	1.5	38	0.67
Sep 2016 *	60	157	2.6	65	1.08
Sep 2015 *	59	119	2.0	56	0.95
Sep 2014 *	60	146	2.4	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 55% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%259th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	52%	16%	106	102
2023/24	66%	9%	107	104
2022/23	62%	16%	106	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

Springmead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Watchlytes Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Special measures 2025

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Panshanger Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place
Waterside Academy
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Holwell Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Peartree Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145409 · 919/2081
Trust: Spiral Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Springmead Primary School (URN 117325)
Address: Hillyfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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