Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City

There are 16 primary schools in Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire), teaching 4,139 pupils. Of the 15 with a score, 8 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 2 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Welwyn Garden City All schools in Welwyn Garden City

Pupils from low-income families22%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools8 of 15scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)81 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full2 of 16schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.9one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs1schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (16)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Holwell Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	397	32%	Good 2023	90	82 to 95
2	Applecroft SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	454	9%	Good 2023	88	79 to 93
3	Peartree Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	184	35%	Not inspected	83	60 to 94
4	Panshanger Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	240	12%	Good 2023	77	55 to 89
5	Commonswood Primary & Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	410	12%	Good 2023	75	58 to 86
6	Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	204	17%	Report card 2026	70	47 to 85
7	Springmead Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	248	24%	Good 2022	68	47 to 82
8	Watchlytes Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	158	33%	Report card 2025	67	44 to 83
9	Templewood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	225	7%	Good 2023	60	36 to 80
10	Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	418	29%	No overall grade 2025	54	34 to 72
11	Homerswood Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	218	22%	No overall grade 2024	42	21 to 67
12	St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, LemsfordChurch of England · ages 4-11	102	9%	Good 2023	40	16 to 72
13	Waterside AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	166	44%	Report card 2026	35	16 to 63
14	Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	179	30%	Good 2023	25	12 to 49
15	Creswick AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	325	26%	Requires improvement 2022	2	1 to 5
	The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	211	16%	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.