Watchlytes Primary School
Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ
This school is closed (it closed in November 2022).
It was replaced by Watchlytes Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Elliott Plumb
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 117348
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Watchlytes Primary School was a community primary school in Welwyn Garden City. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Watchlytes Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 |
| Writing progress | -0.30 |
| Maths progress | -3.30 |
How Watchlytes Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 222 | — |
| Watchlytes Primary School | 76% | 6% | 31.5% | 158 | 0.0 miles |
| Springmead Primary School | 52% | 4% | 24% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Panshanger Primary School | 80% | 4% | 10% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 6.2% | 29.8% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Holwell Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 32.8% | 397 | 1.0 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Watchlytes Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Springmead Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Panshanger Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Holwell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Welwyn Garden City
- Applecroft School Primary
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Creswick Academy Primary
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Watchlytes Primary School teach?
- Watchlytes Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Welwyn Garden City.
- Has Watchlytes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Watchlytes Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Watchlytes Primary School?
- Watchlytes Primary School had 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Watchlytes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Watchlytes 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 November 2022.