Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 11 2023 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
- 117378
- Address
- The Commons, AL7 4RU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 417 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 75.1%
Mixed 11.7%
Other White 3.6%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 12 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 9 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 29 29 |
| Year 1 | 54 22 32 |
| Year 2 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 3 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 4 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 5 | 52 22 30 |
| Year 6 | 54 36 18 |