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St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Adrian Petty

location_onHatfield, AL9 7NE

language Visit Website phone 1707276725

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

170

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Hatfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is a voluntary aided school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 157 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #191 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #8,204 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading50% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing36% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths39% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.3

Read

LA 0.3

-8.0 to -2.6

-5.0

Write

LA -0.4

-7.6 to -2.5

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.7 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading57% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 4.5

-2.0

Write

LA -0.5

-5.1 to 1.1

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 66%

Reading80% LA 78%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths80% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 3.3

-2

Write

LA -0.5

-4.9 to 0.9

0.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.3 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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26 March 2019

Inspection Report

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20 March 2017

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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14 November 2014

Inspection Report

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03 July 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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05 November 2009

Inspection Report

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19 March 2007

Inspection Report

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09 March 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-03-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-09-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-07-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 157 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	157	4	2.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	156	4	2.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	174	18	10.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	183	17	9.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	173	17	9.8%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	184	19	10.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	170	15	8.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	162	21	13.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	161	7	4.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	150	7	4.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	144	18	12.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	144	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	147	2	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	134	8	6.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	138	9	6.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	131	12	9.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	135	9	6.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	138	17	12.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	137	5	3.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	134	4	3.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	144	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	151	6	4.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	155	5	3.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

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St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

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