Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 10 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
- 413 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 72.9%
Mixed 13.6%
Indian 3.9%
Other White 3.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 0.7%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 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 76%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
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 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 15 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 32 25 |
| Year 1 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 2 | 50 20 30 |
| Year 3 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 4 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 5 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 6 | 52 22 30 |