Holwell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.23 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Holwell Primary School is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Holwell Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.26 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.33 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 share was the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- Reception 2026 had 46 first-choice applications for 53 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.23 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Holwell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 397 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “Holwell Primary is an inclusive, warm, caring school.”
- “Pupils’ welfare and education are at its heart.”
- “Each morning, leaders welcome pupils with a warm bagel and a smile.”
To improve
- “Some older pupils do not have their reading checked as closely.”
- “This means they sometimes choose books that do not match their reading ability, which hinders their reading progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Peartree Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Panshanger Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Watchlytes Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Applecroft School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
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