Applecroft School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 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
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 18.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 66.8%
Mixed 11.9%
Other White 7.1%
Indian 6%
Other 2.2%
African 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 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 60%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Applecroft School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 10 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 8 11 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 27 32 |
| Year 1 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 4 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 5 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 6 | 60 25 35 |