St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Mar 18 2025 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117497
Address
Dellsome Lane, Welham Green, AL9 7NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
157 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
29.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.7%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.0%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Mixed6.4%
Other White7.6%
Gypsy/Roma8.3%
African18.5%
White British43.3%
Other Asian
4.5%
Irish Traveller
2.5%
Indian
1.9%
Pakistani
1.9%
Other
1.9%
Caribbean
1.3%
Other Black
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Unclassified
0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-5.3
WritingWell below average-5
MathsWell below average-5.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
50%
Local authority average
64%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
107
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
100
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
18
12
6
Year 1
23
6
17
Year 2
15
8
7
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
21
9
12
Year 5
25
11
14
Year 6
26
15
11
Year 2024-2025

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