Oaklands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Oaklands Primary School is a primary school in Welwyn, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Great North Road, Oaklands, Welwyn, AL6 0PX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time at this school.”
- “They talk positively about their learning.”
- “Pupils appreciate all the interesting and different subjects they are taught.”
To improve
- “Some staff are still getting used to this to ensure all pupils get the detailed knowledge leaders intend.”
- “In a few foundation subjects, leaders have not ensured that there is enough time to deliver the amount of curriculum content they have planned.”
- “This means that teachers cover this subject knowledge at a superficial level.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 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) | 60% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Knebworth Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Codicote Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published