Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Yvette Page
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 117227
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707322855
About this school
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Welwyn Garden City. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery 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 | 63% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School compares
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School ranked 253rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.9% | 29% | 179 | — |
| Homerswood Primary and Nursery School | 62% | 5% | 25.1% | 218 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Templewood Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 9% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Waterside Academy | 64% | 5.7% | 48.5% | 166 | 0.8 miles |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.99%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 17.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Homerswood Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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St John's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Welwyn
-
Templewood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Waterside Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Welwyn Garden City
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School ranks 13th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Welwyn Garden City.
- Applecroft School Primary
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Creswick Academy Primary
- Holwell Primary School Primary
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primary
- Panshanger Primary School Primary
- Peartree Primary School Primary
- Springmead Primary School Primary
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford Primary
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Templewood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School is Miss Yvette Page, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery 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 Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School?
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School full?
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 179 on roll (75%), 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 Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School ranked 253rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery 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.