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Creswick Primary & Nursery School

Community school · Welwyn Garden City · AL7 4FL

Ages 4–11 · 404 pupils · Hertfordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

7.0%

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.6%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
368

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill88%

404 pupils · 459 places

Pupils on roll
404
Boys / girls
215 / 189
School capacity
459
Capacity fill
404 / 459 (88%)
Free school meals
27%
FSM pupils
101
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 R Lock

Location

Address
Sir John Newsom Way
Postcode
AL7 4FL
Town
Welwyn Garden City
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

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 4–11, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 404 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 27%.

Open schools in Welwyn Garden City
23
Primary schools in Welwyn Garden City
16
Academies among open schools in Welwyn Garden City
48% (11)
Open schools in AL7
14
Primary in AL7
11
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 Welwyn Garden CityNear AL7

  • Creswick Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 4FL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM26.2%

    0.0 miles away

  • Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 3TF · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM16.9%

    0.2 miles away

  • Holwell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 3RP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM31.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Peartree Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 3XW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM34.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Applecroft School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL8 6JZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM9.2%

    1.0 miles away

  • The Ryde School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hatfield · AL9 5DR · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM12.6%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr R Lock

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