Panshanger Primary School

What the figures show

• In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
• Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
• 47 first-choice applications for 29 Reception offers in 2026: 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.21 miles away, the 13th shortest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published last distance, nearer than in 2025.

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

Daniells, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1QY

Type

Community school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Council

Hertfordshire

Pupils on roll

240 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

11.3% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

23.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 30 March 2023

Strengths

• “Pupils trust staff and know that they will listen if they have concerns.”
• “Parents describe the school as ‘wonderful, nurturing, amazing and supportive’.”
• “Pupils feel safe and are kept safe.”

To improve

• “In a minority of subjects, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
• “In these subjects, leaders have identified the skills but not the precise knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary that leaders want pupils to know and remember from early years through to Year 6.”
• “Teachers are not checking well enough what pupils already know so that they can adapt learning accordingly to ensure that gaps in learning are addressed and pupils develop a deep knowledge in each subject.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.

• Watchlytes Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Springmead Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
• The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Waterside Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Holwell Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
• Peartree Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Our Lady Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published

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