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EnglandEast of EnglandWelwyn HatfieldAL7 4RUCommonswood Primary & Nursery School
Primary

Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · WELWYN GARDEN CITY · AL7 4RU http://www.commonswood.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
413
cap. 510
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
413
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
413
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Commonswood Primary & Nursery School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£6093 spend / pupil£5892 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-11pp
76%68%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
12%
+3pp
20%15%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
90%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
47%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
413
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU
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
2024/2565%12%88%49%73%14%82%43%86%90%109.0107.0109.016%413
2023/2476%9%87%33%83%11%85%33%83%85%106.0107.0109.019%417
2022/2359%10%71%32%75%14%67%21%85%88%106.0104.0107.0+0.20+0.40-0.6019%452
2018/1964%14%81%21%74%19%79%22%84%81%105.0105.0107.0+1.00-0.50+0.5018%475
2017/1872%20%85%39%81%31%81%30%91%87%108.0105.0107.0+2.90+1.70+1.2013%484
2016/1765%8%78%18%82%18%75%29%88%80%104.0105.0106.0+1.50+2.30+1.9013%467

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
2024/2541321.216%11%12%4%6%
2023/2441719.319%10%12%4%4%
2022/2345221.919%11%15%4%7%
2021/2244622.915%9%14%5%8%
2020/2145920.818%9%15%
2018/1947522.818%10%16%3%4%
2017/1848423.013%10%17%4%5%
2016/1746722.113%10%20%4%4%

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