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Purwell Primary School

Primary

North Hertfordshire · Hitchin · SG4 0PU http://www.purwell.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
163
cap. 243
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Purwell Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-13pp
82%66%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
163
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Fairfield Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PU
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
2024/2557%0%73%27%77%0%70%20%83%70%106.0104.0103.017%163
2023/2470%7%85%37%70%7%81%33%89%70%107.0107.0105.019%167
2022/2362%0%83%24%76%0%76%24%86%62%104.0103.0101.0+1.10-0.70+0.3018%176
2018/1982%7%86%32%86%21%89%29%93%82%108.0106.0107.0+0.00-1.50-1.3017%213
2017/1850%7%73%33%80%10%67%20%83%80%105.0103.0106.0-2.20-3.30-3.608%220
2016/1759%3%76%7%79%21%76%10%86%76%103.0103.0104.0-3.40-1.10-4.509%234

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
2024/2516315.317%16%37%7%25%
2023/2416721.419%14%33%7%24%
2022/2317619.818%9%24%6%14%
2021/2218020.415%9%20%7%22%
2020/2118822.731%10%13%
2018/1921323.517%9%14%4%7%
2017/1822022.08%9%14%3%5%
2016/1723421.89%10%18%3%5%

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