The Ryde School
Pleasant Rise, Hatfield, AL9 5DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Thompson
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 117313
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707267333
About this school
The Ryde School is a community primary school in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Ryde 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 31 January 2024, 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 57% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 50% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 The Ryde 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 | 66% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ryde School compares
The Ryde School ranked 144th 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.8% | 18.5% | 191 | — |
| Countess Anne Church of England School | 64% | 3.4% | 16.4% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Birchwood Avenue Primary School | 38% | 6% | 34.2% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Green Lanes Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 12.7% | 413 | 1.0 miles |
| Creswick Academy | 40% | 4.5% | 27.5% | 325 | 1.1 miles |
| Hatfield Community Free School | 57% | 4.8% | 23% | 406 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.54%
- English as an additional language
- 29.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 11.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Countess Anne Church of England School0.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Birchwood Avenue Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Green Lanes Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Creswick Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Hatfield Community Free School1.2 miles
Primary · Hatfield
Other schools in Hatfield
The Ryde School ranks 4th 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
- Howe Dell Primary 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
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Ryde School teach?
- The Ryde School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ryde School?
- The headteacher of The Ryde School is Mrs Sue Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Ryde School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ryde 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 The Ryde School?
- The Ryde School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Ryde School full?
- The Ryde School has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), 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 The Ryde School a faith school?
- No. The Ryde School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Ryde School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Ryde School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Ryde School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 The Ryde School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The Ryde School ranked 144th 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ryde School's absence rate?
- The Ryde School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ryde School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ryde 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.