1
Templewood Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL8 7SD
2
18 Mar 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2023)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Welwyn Garden City. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
15
Outstanding
0
Good
10
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 77% · RI: 15% · I: 8%
2
Applecroft School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL8 6JZ
2
24 Jan 2024
3
Panshanger Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 1QY
2
25 May 2023
4
Holwell Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3RP
2
19 Mar 2023
5
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
WELWYN GARDEN CITY • Hertfordshire • AL7 4RU
2
9 Feb 2023
6
Waterside Academy
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 1NZ
2
21 Sep 2022
7
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3TF
2
30 Nov 2021
8
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL8 7AG
2
29 Nov 2017
9
Peartree Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3XW
2
9 Mar 2016
10
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL8 7TR
2
10 Jul 2014
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 3 • May 2023
- Creswick Academy 3 • Mar 2023
- Watchlytes Primary School 4 • Dec 2021
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Not judged • Nov 2024