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Education in Welwyn Hatfield

District

The south west of the East of England. 121,748 people in 130 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Welwyn Hatfield, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Welwyn Hatfield had 53 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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53
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Welwyn Hatfield had 53 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Welwyn Hatfield among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Welwyn Hatfield is 53.

Schools

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Schools in Welwyn Hatfield

Welwyn Hatfield has 53 open schools: 3 nursery, 36 primary, 6 secondary, 5 special, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
13
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

16 of the 50 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and March 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Welwyn Hatfield

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Birchwood Nursery School (February 2024), Countess Anne Church of England School (October 2019).

Nursery (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Birchwood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5173Outstanding (overall), February 2024
Ludwick Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5177School remains Outstanding, February 2023
Tenterfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 571School remains Outstanding, March 2023

Primary (36)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Applecroft SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11454Good (overall), November 202378% met KS2 standard
Birchwood Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11202Good (overall), June 202338% met KS2 standard
Brookmans Park Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11345School remains Good, November 202377% met KS2 standard
Commonswood Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school4 to 11410Good (overall), January 202365% met KS2 standard
Countess Anne Church of England SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11209Standards maintained, January 2025Outstanding (overall), October 201964% met KS2 standard
Creswick AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11325Requires improvement (overall), December 2022, before the school changed40% met KS2 standard
Cuffley SchoolFoundation school3 to 11449School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 202483% met KS2 standard
De Havilland Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11425Good (overall), September 202361% met KS2 standard
Essendon CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1177School remains Good, July 202217% met KS2 standard
Green Lanes Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11413School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 202364% met KS2 standard
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11179School remains Good, March 202355% met KS2 standard
Hatfield Community Free SchoolFree schools4 to 11406Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade57% met KS2 standard
Holwell Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11397Good (overall), January 202377% met KS2 standard
Homerswood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11218Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Howe Dell Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11428Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Little Heath Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11225School remains Good, May 202463% met KS2 standard
Northaw Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11101Standards maintained, November 202444% met KS2 standard
Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11395School remains Good, June 202370% met KS2 standard
Oaklands Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11195Good (overall), July 202360% met KS2 standard
Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11204Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Panshanger Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11240Good (overall), March 202380% met KS2 standard
Peartree Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11184Standards maintained, April 202575% met KS2 standard
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11110Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), October 201983% met KS2 standard
Springmead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11248Good (overall), July 202252% met KS2 standard
St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11224School remains Good, April 202373% met KS2 standard
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, LemsfordVoluntary aided school4 to 11102School remains Good, May 202362% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham GreenVoluntary aided school4 to 11137Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11186School remains Good, November 202282% met KS2 standard
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11438School remains Good, June 202442% met KS2 standard
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11418Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade80% met KS2 standard
Templewood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11225Good (overall), December 202360% met KS2 standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11211Standards maintained, October 2024
The Ryde SchoolCommunity school4 to 11191School remains Good, January 202469% met KS2 standard
Watchlytes Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11158Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met76% met KS2 standard
Waterside AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11166Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11418Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade76% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18942School remains Outstanding, December 2022Attainment 8: 54.5
Chancellor's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,241School remains Good, November 2023Attainment 8: 51.0
Monk's Walk SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,440School remains Good, September 2023Attainment 8: 47.9
Onslow St Audrey's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18787Good (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 36.1
Ridgeway AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 18875Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 37.4
Stanborough SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,287Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 49.3

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
James Marks AcademyFree schools special11 to 1862Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Knightsfield SchoolAcademy special converter9 to 1865Standards maintained, November 2024
Lakeside SchoolCommunity special school2 to 19115School remains Outstanding, July 2023
Rhodes Wood Hospital SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1935No outcome in Ofsted's file
Southfield SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11108School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Queenswood SchoolOther independent school11 to 18426Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sherrardswood SchoolOther independent school2 to 19445Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Links Hatfield AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led11 to 1616Good (overall), March 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.