1
Panshanger Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 1QY
2
25 May 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in AL7
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of AL7. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
11
Outstanding
0
Good
7
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 70% · RI: 20% · I: 10%
2
Holwell Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3RP
2
19 Mar 2023
3
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
WELWYN GARDEN CITY • Hertfordshire • AL7 4RU
2
9 Feb 2023
4
Springmead Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • AL7 2HB
2
26 Sep 2022
5
Waterside Academy
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 1NZ
2
21 Sep 2022
6
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3TF
2
30 Nov 2021
7
Peartree Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3XW
2
9 Mar 2016
8
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3JP
3
18 May 2023
9
Creswick Academy
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 4FL
3
5 Mar 2023
10
Watchlytes Primary School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 2AZ
4
2 Dec 2021
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.