Howe Dell Primary School
The Runway, Hatfield, AL10 9AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Tracy Prickett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 117220
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707263291
About this school
Howe Dell Primary School is a community primary school in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howe Dell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 70% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 75% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Howe Dell Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 439 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howe Dell Primary School compares
Howe Dell Primary School ranked 141st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.5% | 15.3% | 428 | — |
| Green Lanes Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 12.7% | 413 | 0.8 miles |
| Birchwood Avenue Primary School | 38% | 6% | 34.2% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| Hatfield Community Free School | 57% | 4.8% | 23% | 406 | 0.9 miles |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | 42% | 3.7% | 25.1% | 438 | 1.1 miles |
| Countess Anne Church of England School | 64% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 209 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.29%
- English as an additional language
- 38.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 10.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Green Lanes Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Birchwood Avenue Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Hatfield Community Free School0.9 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Countess Anne Church of England School1.2 miles
Primary · Hatfield
Other schools in Hatfield
Howe Dell Primary School ranks 3rd of the 11 ranked primary schools in Hatfield.
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School Primary
- Brookmans Park Primary School Primary
- Countess Anne Church of England School Primary
- De Havilland Primary School Primary
- Green Lanes Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Community Free School Primary
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Primary
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ryde School Primary
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Howe Dell Primary School teach?
- Howe Dell Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Howe Dell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Howe Dell Primary School is Miss Tracy Prickett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howe Dell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howe Dell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Howe Dell Primary School?
- Howe Dell Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Howe Dell Primary School full?
- Howe Dell Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 428 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Howe Dell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Howe Dell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howe Dell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Howe Dell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Howe Dell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howe Dell Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Howe Dell Primary School ranked 141st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howe Dell Primary School's absence rate?
- Howe Dell Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howe Dell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howe Dell Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.