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Ashwell Primary School

Community school · Baldock · SG7 5QL

Ages 3–11 · 229 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

3.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-09

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

229 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
229
Boys / girls
109 / 120
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
229 / 236 (97%)
Free school meals
9%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Simon England

Location

Address
Silver Street, Ashwell
Postcode
SG7 5QL
Town
Baldock
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Baldock, Hertfordshire, 229 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9%.

Open schools in Baldock
8
Primary schools in Baldock
5
Academies among open schools in Baldock
38% (3)
Open schools in SG7
8
Primary in SG7
5
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BaldockNear SG7

  • Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Royston · SG8 0PD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM12.8%

    2.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon England
Telephone
01462742297
Website
www.ashwell.herts.sch.uk/

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