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Howe Dell Primary School

Community school · Hatfield · AL10 9AH

Ages 3–11 · 428 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-24

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
379

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

56

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
162
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

428 pupils · 460 places

Pupils on roll
428
Boys / girls
210 / 218
School capacity
460
Capacity fill
428 / 460 (93%)
Free school meals
15.3%
FSM pupils
64
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
Miss Tracy Prickett

Location

Address
The Runway
Postcode
AL10 9AH
Town
Hatfield
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 428 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.3%.

Open schools in Hatfield
19
Primary schools in Hatfield
11
Academies among open schools in Hatfield
32% (6)
Open schools in AL10
14
Primary in AL10
8
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.

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    • KS269%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand1.05

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    • KS237%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM33.7%
    • Demand1.24

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    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM24.1%
    • Demand1.07

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    • KS261%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.86

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  • Oak View Primary and Nursery School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM24.9%
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    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM34.3%
    • Demand0.98

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  • The Ryde School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM12.6%
    • Demand1.07

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tracy Prickett
Telephone
01707263291
Website
www.howedell.herts.sch.uk/

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