St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St John's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Welwyn, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St John's CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 29 offers; all 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- 8.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- There are 23.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0BX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending St John’s.”
- “Pupils want to achieve the best they can, and support each other to do this.”
- “They aim to reach the high expectations staff have for them.”
To improve
- “While teachers have good subject knowledge to teach reading, some teachers are still developing teaching strategies to ensure all pupils recognise groups of letters and the sounds they make.”
- “This can impact on how well a small number of pupils recognise certain words and their ability to read them.”
- “These pupils make slower progress with their reading than their classmates.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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) | 73% | 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: 34 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.
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Waterside Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Templewood Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Panshanger Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springmead Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
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