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Howe Dell Primary School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Hatfield · AL10 9AH www.howedell.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
439
cap. 460
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
439
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
439
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Howe Dell Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+6pp
69%58%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
12%
+2pp
17%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
439
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
The Runway, Hatfield, AL10 9AH
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
2024/2569%12%80%39%75%14%80%31%92%78%107.0105.0107.014%439
2023/2463%10%83%35%77%17%70%32%83%75%106.0105.0106.015%454
2022/2353%2%75%27%63%3%63%25%73%73%105.0104.0105.0+2.00-0.20+1.7012%454
2018/1951%2%78%27%60%2%75%18%82%75%105.0104.0105.0+4.60-1.50+1.807%437
2017/1847%17%68%25%53%19%63%24%71%68%105.0103.0104.0+0.70-2.50-0.807%448
2016/1752%10%66%26%60%16%62%16%67%71%103.0102.0105.0+2.60-0.10+0.707%475

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
2024/2543920.814%38%15%4%10%
2023/2445422.015%35%14%4%8%
2022/2345423.212%36%15%5%9%
2021/2244620.89%34%17%4%6%
2020/2144319.97%36%14%
2018/1943722.67%35%20%4%9%
2017/1844822.67%35%19%4%6%
2016/1747525.07%32%20%4%7%

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