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
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.0%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
10
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
10
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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