Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.52 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Commonswood Primary & Nursery 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 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.44 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child 0.52 miles away, among children whose nearest school it was; the figure has stayed close year to year.
- Reception 2026 drew 56 first-choice applications for 59 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 410 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly proud of this school and the wealth of opportunities on offer for everyone.”
- “Pupils enjoy the chance to broaden their interests and showcase their talents.”
- “There is a high take up of clubs and activities.”
To improve
- “However, in a very small number of subjects and classes, some teachers do not yet have enough understanding of how to deliver and assess the curriculum as leaders intend.”
- “This limits the amount of detailed knowledge some pupils gain.”
- “They are aware that some parents feel that communication from school to home could be improved.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 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) | 65% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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.
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holwell Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Watchlytes Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Peartree Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Panshanger Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Springmead Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
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