Prae Wood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 5 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
117315
Address
King Harry Lane, AL3 4HZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
448 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
22.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.1%
Persistent absence
8.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 72.5%
Other White 11.2%
Mixed 7.3%
Indian 3.6%
Chinese 2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 73%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

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
65
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
8
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
14
8
Reception, Full-time
55
28
27
Year 1
60
33
27
Year 2
57
25
32
Year 3
60
26
34
Year 4
60
24
36
Year 5
57
31
26
Year 6
60
24
36
Year 2024-2025

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