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Holwell Primary School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Welwyn Garden City · AL7 3RP http://www.holwell.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
406
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Holwell Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£7101 spend / pupil£6897 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
-6pp
83%68%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
27%
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
107.0

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
406
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Holwell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP
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
2024/2577%9%86%57%77%11%88%30%89%86%109.0107.0107.015%406
2023/2483%3%91%40%83%10%91%19%83%88%108.0106.0108.014%408
2022/2375%11%88%32%77%11%86%40%82%81%107.0107.0106.0+5.90+3.40+6.4014%406
2018/1953%0%67%20%70%7%67%23%63%67%104.0102.0105.0-1.80-2.80-2.4018%337
2017/1859%4%63%19%78%7%63%7%74%70%101.0100.0103.0-3.60-1.50-4.3022%311
2016/1731%0%45%7%62%0%52%0%69%55%98.097.099.0-3.60-3.40-4.3023%287

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
2024/2540621.615%18%33%5%12%
2023/2440821.214%15%34%5%10%
2022/2340620.214%15%35%5%10%
2021/2239820.213%15%35%7%18%
2020/2138920.715%16%34%
2018/1933719.718%16%35%5%14%
2017/1831119.722%15%35%5%12%
2016/1728719.423%15%33%4%8%

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