Howe Dell Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 428 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 460.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (24 Jun 2025). 69% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 31 first-preference applications and 42 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 24 Jun 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
Published 8 Sept 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 42 |
| First-preference applications | 31 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 111 |
| First-preference offers | 31 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 69% | 12% | — |
| Reading | 80% | 39% | 107 |
| Writing | 75% | 14% | — |
| Maths | 80% | 31% | 105 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
22.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.32% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.17% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 29% |
| White other | 10.3% |
| Mixed | 9.9% |
| Asian | 23.8% |
| Black | 24.6% |
| Other | 1.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
95.2% would recommend this school
124 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 95.9% |
| Feels safe | 98.4% |
| Behaviour | 94.4% |
| Bullying handled | 66.6% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 90.4% |
| Communication | 90.3% |
| Concerns handled | 82.3% |
| Best interests | 90.3% |
| Support to learn | 95.9% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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