How Wood Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 2023 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
- 117235
- Address
- Spooners Drive, Park Street, AL2 2HU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 224 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 73.2%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 8.9%
Irish Traveller 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Indian 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-5.2
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsWell below average-5.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
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 99
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 4 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 11 18 |
| Year 1 | 25 17 8 |
| Year 2 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 3 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 6 | 28 15 13 |