Belswains Primary School | School performance

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

399

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

399

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

399

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Belswains Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

62%

-11pp

82%72%62%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

RWM higher standard

10%

+10pp

15%8%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

72%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

72%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

66%

SPAG higher standard

21%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

399

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Barnfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9QJ

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

www.belswains.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01442264324

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	62%	10%	72%	34%	72%	14%	72%	28%	86%	66%	105.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	12%	399
2023/24	73%	0%	83%	27%	77%	3%	80%	33%	90%	87%	106.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	11%	379
2022/23	63%	13%	77%	30%	70%	17%	78%	28%	100%	72%	106.0	105.0	105.0	+0.30	-0.10	+0.30	10%	377
2018/19	82%	7%	89%	14%	86%	14%	93%	46%	93%	86%	106.0	110.0	106.0	+0.30	-0.30	+3.30	16%	253
2017/18	78%	15%	81%	44%	81%	19%	85%	41%	93%	81%	108.0	108.0	109.0	+1.80	-0.50	+2.70	15%	255
2016/17	67%	20%	70%	23%	83%	30%	83%	33%	90%	83%	105.0	107.0	108.0	+0.20	+2.10	+1.80	20%	249

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	399	25.2	12%	17%	15%	5%	11%
2023/24	379	23.3	11%	17%	16%	5%	10%
2022/23	377	22.1	10%	15%	17%	5%	14%
2021/22	349	22.4	23%	13%	18%	6%	15%
2020/21	314	22.1	19%	15%	17%	—	—
2018/19	253	22.4	16%	12%	19%	3%	5%
2017/18	255	21.3	15%	14%	19%	3%	3%
2016/17	249	20.2	20%	16%	20%	4%	3%