Applecroft School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137943
- Address
- Applecroft Road, AL8 6JZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 452 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 15.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 6.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 67.9%
Mixed 14%
Other White 6%
Indian 5.3%
African 2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Applecroft School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 11 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 29 31 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 61 31 30 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |