Applecroft School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Applecroft School is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 454 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe within their ‘Applecroft family’.”
- “They make meaningful and valuable contributions to the school and to the broader community.”
- “Pupils see themselves as leaders.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, the opportunities for pupils to practise and rehearse sounds during lessons do not happen as leaders intend.”
- “In some subjects, teachers lack the expert subject knowledge they need to adapt their teaching.”
- “Where this happens, a few pupils are unable to recall the key knowledge that they have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peartree Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Templewood Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holwell Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published