Peartree Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Peartree Primary School is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their experiences at this school.”
- “They appreciate how staff care, want them to succeed and have high standards for them.”
- “Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and have responded well to the recent changes to the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, there are some instances where staff are not precise or timely enough in setting work to extend pupils’ understanding even further.”
- “This means that some pupils who are capable of more do not consistently move on to more in-depth knowledge quickly enough.”
- “Some staff are still becoming familiar with the ambitious curriculum content pupils must know and retrieve later.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 75% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.
- Holwell Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Panshanger Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Applecroft School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Templewood Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Watchlytes Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published