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EnglandEast of EnglandWelwyn HatfieldAL8 7TRSt John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
Primary

St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Welwyn Garden City · AL8 7TR http://www.stjohns561.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
103
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
103
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
103
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£7749 spend / pupil£8019 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+12pp
93%72%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
14%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
23%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
103
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TR
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
2024/2562%8%85%38%77%15%69%23%92%77%106.0104.0102.018%103
2023/2450%6%69%25%63%6%56%6%81%50%104.0100.0101.018%103
2022/2367%13%87%53%80%27%80%27%87%67%108.0106.0103.0+2.10+1.50-0.3019%101
2018/1971%14%79%29%79%36%79%21%86%86%106.0104.0105.0+0.30+1.40-1.8016%100
2017/1893%14%100%71%93%36%93%29%93%93%111.0108.0107.0+4.00+0.80+1.0016%102
2016/1760%7%73%47%73%13%67%47%80%87%108.0106.0110.0+0.90-3.50-0.5014%100

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
2024/2510321.518%11%8%6%16%
2023/2410321.018%13%8%6%12%
2022/2310118.719%11%2%5%12%
2021/2210118.79%10%6%4%7%
2020/2110419.310%8%5%
2018/1910018.516%3%4%3%5%
2017/1810215.816%5%5%3%7%
2016/1710018.314%2%8%3%3%

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