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
White British 43.3%
African 18.5%
Gypsy/Roma 8.3%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 6.4%
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

School 32%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 99
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: 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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