Belswains Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 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
- 379 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 16.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 61.5%
Mixed 11.3%
Pakistani 9.2%
Other White 8.2%
Indian 4%
African 2.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
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 63%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Belswains Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 10 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 30 29 |
| Year 1 | 59 41 18 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 4 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 30 12 18 |