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
6.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.2%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
58
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
5
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 classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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