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Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7AGPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#3,489
of 13,686 nationally

About Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School in Welwyn Hatfield holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school’s most recent graded inspection took place in 2017, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed that it remains Good. The strongest single metric for academic outcomes at this primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined (RWM), which sits at 72 per cent. That figure is comfortably above the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64 per cent for similar schools, placing Harwood Hill in the top half of primary schools in the county. In the Welwyn Hatfield area specifically, the school ranks 11th out of 34 primary schools, putting it in the top third locally. Nationally, it sits in the 25th percentile, which is a solid mid-table performance for a state primary.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHarwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7AG
HeadteacherYvette Page
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils181
Free School Meals (FSM)27.8%
School Capacity181 / 240 (75% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 29 Nov 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.