Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs G Seymour
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 117378
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707880420
About this school
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a community primary school in Welwyn Garden City. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 410 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 73 | 54 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 76% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 85% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Commonswood Primary & 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 | 59% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Commonswood Primary & Nursery School compares
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School ranked 176th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.6% | 12.5% | 410 | — |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 6.2% | 29.8% | 418 | 0.8 miles |
| Holwell Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 32.8% | 397 | 1.0 miles |
| Watchlytes Primary School | 76% | 6% | 31.5% | 158 | 1.0 miles |
| Creswick Academy | 40% | 4.5% | 27.5% | 325 | 1.1 miles |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 19.5% | 204 | 1.1 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
- 10 January 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report21 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 5.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Holwell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Watchlytes Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Creswick Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Our Lady Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Welwyn Garden City
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School ranks 8th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Welwyn Garden City.
- Applecroft 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
- Templewood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Commonswood Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is Mrs G Seymour, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Commonswood Primary & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Commonswood Primary & 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 big is Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Commonswood Primary & Nursery School full?
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 510 pupils and 410 on roll (80%), 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 Commonswood Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Commonswood Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Commonswood Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Commonswood Primary & Nursery School rank locally?
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School ranked 176th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Commonswood Primary & 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.