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

Primary school

St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford is a primary school in Welwyn Hatfield, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 102 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Ofsted

Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026

School remains Good, May 2023

Latest ungraded inspection
School remains Good, 4 May 2023

Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Results

Department for Education

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils at St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.

8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

End of primary school (KS2)

2024/25
MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths62%64%62%
Reached the higher standard8%11%8%
Average scaled score in reading106107106
Average scaled score in maths104105105
  • Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
  • Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

Schools nearby

In a straight line
  • Lakeside SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, July 2023830 m
  • Applecroft SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
  • Stanborough SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km

Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Welwyn Hatfield

Where these figures come from

  • Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
  • Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).