Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Welwyn, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Welwyn, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as happened at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 51 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.6% 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: 15 London Road, Welwyn, AL6 9DJ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 418 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.3

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging to this inclusive, community school.”
“They are proud of their school.”
“The school’s vision of ‘believe and achieve’ permeates school life.”

To improve

“However, occasionally, teachers do not use what they know about pupils’ prior learning to ensure that activities build on what they already know and can do.”
“When this happens, pupils struggle to make connections in their learning and their knowledge is less secure.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 2025 (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)	76%	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: 51 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 51 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.

Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Templewood Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
St John's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Oaklands Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Waterside Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Codicote Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published