St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green
Dellsome Lane, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Petty
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 117497
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707276725
About this school
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 137 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 32% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 50% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 39% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 39% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green 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 | 45% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green compares
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green ranked 281st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.2% | 31.2% | 137 | — |
| De Havilland Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 36.7% | 425 | 0.9 miles |
| Brookmans Park Primary School | 77% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 345 | 1.2 miles |
| Oak View Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 5.2% | 27.1% | 395 | 1.4 miles |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | 42% | 3.7% | 25.1% | 438 | 1.5 miles |
| Hatfield Community Free School | 57% | 4.8% | 23% | 406 | 1.6 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)
- 31.21%
- English as an additional language
- 29.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.17%
- Persistent absence
- 23.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
De Havilland Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Brookmans Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Oak View Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
Hatfield Community Free School1.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
Other schools in Hatfield
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green ranks 9th 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 Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ryde School Primary
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green teach?
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is Mr Adrian Petty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green, 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 St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green?
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green full?
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green has capacity for 210 pupils and 137 on roll (65%), 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 St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green rank locally?
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green ranked 281st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green's absence rate?
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green'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.