Prae Wood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 4 2019 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
117315
Address
King Harry Lane, AL3 4HZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
453 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
23.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.8%
Persistent absence
7.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 72.8%
Other White 9.7%
Mixed 8%
Indian 3.1%
Chinese 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 79%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 16%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Prae Wood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
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 classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
12
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
9
6
Reception, Full-time
60
33
27
Year 1
56
25
31
Year 2
60
28
32
Year 3
56
22
34
Year 4
61
36
25
Year 5
60
26
34
Year 6
60
29
31
Year 2023-2024

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