Applecroft School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.47 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.35

0.74

0.42

0.49

0.51

0.42

0.45

0.47

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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.

Applecroft 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	0.47 mi
Reception 2025	0.45 mi
Reception 2024	0.42 mi
Reception 2023	0.51 mi
Reception 2022	0.49 mi
Reception 2021	0.42 mi
Reception 2020	0.74 mi
Reception 2019	0.35 mi
Reception 2018	0.49 mi
Reception 2017	0.44 mi
Reception 2016	0.32 mi
Reception 2015	0.36 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.47 miles away, for children admitted because it was their nearest school, about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2015.
In 2026, Reception had 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 78% 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: Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
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.

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