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Applecroft School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Welwyn Garden City · AL8 6JZ http://www.applecroft.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
452
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
452
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
452
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Applecroft School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£6116 spend / pupil£6188 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
+3pp
78%69%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
20%
-3pp
30%21%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
54%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
452
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%20%86%53%81%27%81%39%86%81%108.0107.0110.013%452
2023/2475%23%90%52%85%25%82%45%85%88%110.0108.0111.014%452
2022/2360%12%67%30%80%28%68%23%87%65%105.0103.0104.0-0.10+2.10-0.9012%454
2018/1978%23%82%43%88%32%85%38%88%77%107.0107.0107.0+0.80+0.80+0.7015%467
2017/1878%30%90%48%87%33%87%50%93%90%108.0108.0109.0+1.10+0.10+1.7012%460
2016/1780%20%88%42%88%23%90%37%88%85%108.0107.0109.0+3.60+0.90+2.409%459

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545221.313%16%11%4%6%
2023/2445223.814%19%11%3%4%
2022/2345422.912%19%12%4%7%
2021/2244721.813%19%12%6%17%
2020/2145422.918%18%10%
2018/1946724.015%12%9%3%5%
2017/1846022.012%8%7%4%5%
2016/1745921.09%8%9%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.