Purwell Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2024 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, Purwell Primary School, Fairfield Way Hitchin Herts. Sg40pu, SG4 0PU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 163 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.9%
- Girls
- 41.1%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 65%
Mixed 9.2%
Other White 7.4%
Other 5.5%
Other Asian 3.7%
Chinese 3.1%
Pakistani 1.8%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 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 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Purwell Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 11
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 6 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 16 10 6 |
| Year 1 | 17 8 9 |
| Year 2 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 3 | 12 4 8 |
| Year 4 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 5 | 26 20 6 |
| Year 6 | 30 20 10 |