Purwell Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117224
- Address
- Fairfield Way, SG4 0PU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 167 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.3%
- Girls
- 43.7%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 65.3%
Mixed 12%
Other White 7.2%
Other 4.2%
Other Asian 3.6%
African 2.4%
Chinese 2.4%
Indian 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Purwell Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 13
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 18 9 9 |
| Year 1 | 17 7 10 |
| Year 2 | 10 5 5 |
| Year 3 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 4 | 25 17 8 |
| Year 5 | 28 20 8 |
| Year 6 | 27 12 15 |