Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Creswick Academy

4–11Ages
325Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150698URN

Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

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

71 applications for 37 places · 266th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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)

71 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Creswick Primary & Nursery School (URN 117229), 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	37	71	1.9	35	0.95
Sep 2025	34	66	1.9	30	0.88
Sep 2024 *	44	87	2.0	38	0.86
Sep 2023 *	53	114	2.2	46	0.87
Sep 2022 *	48	86	1.8	43	0.90
Sep 2021 *	60	118	2.0	49	0.82
Sep 2020 *	54	130	2.4	45	0.83
Sep 2019 *	60	184	3.1	56	0.93
Sep 2018 *	60	207	3.5	84	1.40
Sep 2017 *	60	207	3.5	82	1.37
Sep 2016 *	60	233	3.9	91	1.52
Sep 2015 *	61	215	3.5	82	1.34
Sep 2014 *	60	207	3.5	85	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 41% · Maths 60% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%298th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	40%	0%	105	103
2023/24
2022/23

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

Creswick AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

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

2026

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Holwell Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place 75%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
Applecroft School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Ryde School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Panshanger Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 80%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: 150698 · 919/2136
Trust: Agora Learning Partnership
Capacity: 459 pupils · 325 on roll
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Creswick Primary & Nursery School (URN 117229)
Address: Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Welwyn Hatfield

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