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Watchlytes Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Welwyn Garden City · AL7 2AZ

Ages 3–11 · 158 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

6.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-12-09

Category of concern

Special measures

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected 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)

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 absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
164

Absence trend

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 fill66%

158 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
158
Boys / girls
87 / 71
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
158 / 240 (66%)
Free school meals
33.3%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
IVY LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Ivy Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Sophie Wenlock

Location

Address
Watchlytes
Postcode
AL7 2AZ
Town
Welwyn Garden City
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 158 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 33.3%.

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

  • Springmead Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 2HB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM24.2%

    0.4 miles away

  • Panshanger Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 1QY · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM11.5%

    0.4 miles away

  • Holwell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 3RP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

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

    1.0 miles away

  • Waterside Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Welwyn Garden City · AL7 1NZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM43.9%

    1.0 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%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sophie Wenlock
Telephone
01707886222
Website
watchlytesprimary.org

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