Creswick Academy
Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs R Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Agora Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- URN
- 150698
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Telephone
- 01707323038
About this school
Creswick Academy is a primary academy in Welwyn Garden City. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 325 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Creswick Primary & Nursery School (URN 117229).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Creswick Academy compares
Creswick Academy ranked 308th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.5% | 27.5% | 325 | — |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 19.5% | 204 | 0.2 miles |
| Holwell Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 32.8% | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| Peartree Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 36.9% | 184 | 0.6 miles |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 6.2% | 29.8% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| Applecroft School | 78% | 3.5% | 11.4% | 454 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.54%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 12.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Holwell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Peartree Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
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Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Applecroft School1.0 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Welwyn Garden City
Creswick Academy ranks 15th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Welwyn Garden City.
- Applecroft School Primary
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 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 Creswick Academy teach?
- Creswick Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Creswick Academy?
- The headteacher of Creswick Academy is Mrs R Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Creswick Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Creswick Academy, 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 Creswick Academy?
- Creswick Academy has 325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Creswick Academy full?
- Creswick Academy has capacity for 459 pupils and 325 on roll (71%), 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 Creswick Academy a faith school?
- No. Creswick Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Creswick Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Creswick Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Creswick Academy?
- Creswick Academy is part of AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Creswick Academy rank locally?
- Creswick Academy ranked 308th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Creswick Academy's absence rate?
- Creswick Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census.
- What are Creswick Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Creswick Academy'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 3 July 2026.