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EnglandEast of EnglandWelwyn HatfieldAL6 0BXSt John's CofE Primary School
Primary

St John's CofE Primary School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Welwyn · AL6 0BX https://www.digswell.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
220
cap. 235
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
220
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
220
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's CofE Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+13pp
80%70%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
20%
+3pp
33%24%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
60%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
220
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0BX
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
2024/2573%20%100%60%73%27%93%33%97%97%111.0107.0108.015%220
2023/2460%17%87%53%70%20%77%43%87%80%109.0107.0108.015%223
2022/2362%15%81%42%73%19%69%23%73%73%107.0104.0105.0+2.10+1.20+0.0016%221
2018/1980%33%90%53%80%37%97%57%100%90%109.0110.0112.0+2.20-0.40+2.806%218
2017/1879%25%79%50%89%39%89%54%96%89%108.0109.0110.0+1.40+2.00+3.905%229
2016/1770%10%93%43%77%27%83%20%97%77%108.0105.0105.0+3.00+0.00+0.108%217

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
2024/2522021.015%6%11%4%9%
2023/2422318.915%5%11%5%13%
2022/2322119.416%5%13%5%13%
2021/2222721.616%4%13%6%13%
2020/2122120.214%5%6%
2018/1921821.66%5%6%3%7%
2017/1822921.25%7%5%4%4%
2016/1721718.58%8%6%3%4%

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