Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

Commonswood Primary & Nursery School at a glance

Located in WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire, Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 413 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Commonswood Primary & Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 56 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 3.26 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.