William Ransom Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 5 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 117314
- Address
- Stuart Drive, SG4 9QB
- Website
- www.wransom.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 422 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 5.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
White British 56.6%
Mixed 12%
Other White 10.9%
Indian 7.1%
Other Asian 4.5%
Chinese 2.4%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Pakistani 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.9
WritingBelow average-2.5
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
William Ransom Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 24 36 |
| Year 2 | 61 29 32 |
| Year 3 | 61 36 25 |
| Year 4 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 5 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 6 | 60 31 29 |