Compare Applecroft School and Springmead Primary School and Templewood Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Applecroft School (Primary) in Welwyn Garden City; Springmead Primary School (Primary) in Welwyn Garden City; Templewood Primary School (Primary) in Welwyn Garden City — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Applecroft School, Springmead Primary School and Templewood Primary School. They are primary phase and academy converter, academy sponsor led and community school type located around Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and Welwyn Garden City. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Applecroft School), published Jan 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Templewood Primary School (Mar 2024). average roll around ≈ 300, combined total ≈ 950, typical FSM 10–15%, range 5–10%–20–25%; all within the Spiral Partnership Trust trust.
| Attribute |
Applecroft School
AL8 6JZ
|
Springmead Primary School
AL7 2HB
|
Templewood Primary School
AL8 7SD
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy sponsor led | Primary • Community school |
| Location |
Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6JZ |
Welwyn Garden City AL7 2HB |
Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 7SD |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 24 Jan 2024 | 2 26 Sep 2022 | 2 18 Mar 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 450 | 420 | 236 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Hertfordshire (919) | Spiral Partnership Trust | Hertfordshire (919) |
| Website | www.applecroft.herts.sch.uk | www.springmead.herts.sch.uk | www.templewood.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01707323758 | 01707331508 | 01707324251 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6JZ - Ofsted
- 2 24 Jan 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Hertfordshire (919)
- Website
- www.applecroft.herts.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01707323758
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Welwyn Garden City
AL7 2HB - Ofsted
- 2 26 Sep 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Spiral Partnership Trust
- Website
- www.springmead.herts.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01707331508
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 7SD - Ofsted
- 2 18 Mar 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Hertfordshire (919)
- Website
- www.templewood.herts.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01707324251
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