Oaklands Primary School
Great North Road, Oaklands, Welwyn, AL6 0PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Hassan
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 117261
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438715278
About this school
Oaklands Primary School is a community primary school in Welwyn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 27 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 73% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 90% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 87% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 90% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Oaklands 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 | 67% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oaklands Primary School compares
Oaklands Primary School ranked 221st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5% | 6.3% | 195 | — |
| St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School | 82% | 6.6% | 16.8% | 186 | 0.9 miles |
| Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 418 | 1.3 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 224 | 1.6 miles |
| Knebworth Primary and Nursery School | 64% | 4.1% | 12.1% | 390 | 1.7 miles |
| Homerswood Primary and Nursery School | 62% | 5% | 25.1% | 218 | 1.7 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
- 18 July 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report21 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.32%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 11.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Woolmer Green
-
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Welwyn
-
St John's CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Welwyn
-
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Knebworth
-
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Welwyn
- St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Tenterfield Nursery School Nursery
- Sherrardswood School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Oaklands Primary School teach?
- Oaklands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Welwyn.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaklands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oaklands Primary School is Mr Thomas Hassan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oaklands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaklands 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 big is Oaklands Primary School?
- Oaklands Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oaklands Primary School full?
- Oaklands Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 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 Oaklands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oaklands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oaklands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oaklands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Oaklands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oaklands Primary School rank locally?
- Oaklands Primary School ranked 221st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oaklands Primary School's absence rate?
- Oaklands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oaklands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oaklands 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.