Belswains Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 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
- 117365
- Address
- Barnfield, HP3 9QJ
- Website
- www.belswains.herts.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 399 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 16.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
White British 60.4%
Mixed 10.8%
Pakistani 9.8%
Other White 7.3%
Indian 5.5%
African 2.8%
Other Asian 2%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.3
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 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Belswains Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 4 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 25 34 |
| Year 1 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 2 | 59 40 19 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 30 15 15 |