Little Heath Primary School

About Little Heath Primary School

Little Heath Primary School in Welwyn Hatfield holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The most recent ungraded inspection in May 2024 confirmed the school continues to provide a Good standard of education, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all rated Good. However, the school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 performance in the 2023/24 academic year. Only 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which places the school well below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64%. This positions Little Heath in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, ranking 27th out of 34 schools in the Welwyn Hatfield area.

A closer look at the individual subject results reveals a mixed picture. In maths, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average score was 103, which is broadly in line with the national average. Reading was weaker, with just 59% reaching the expected standard and an average score of 103. Writing saw 72% of pupils meet expectations. At the higher standard, only 7% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, though 21% did so in reading and 14% in both maths and writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s ranking score of 55 out of 100 places it in the bottom 50% tier nationally, and 242nd out of 401 primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Little Heath is a smaller-than-average primary school with 234 pupils on roll, operating just under its capacity of 236. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 121 applications for 30 places, with 35 first-preference applications and only 25 offers made to first-preference families. The school offers a nursery provision and a range of facilities including a library, sensory room, gymnasium and outdoor playground. Sports include netball, athletics, cross country, swimming and gymnastics, while clubs range from gardening and art to film club, choir, drama and eco club. The school provides for a wide range of SEND needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families who value its inclusive SEND provision and community feel, but who are realistic about its below-average academic outcomes compared with other Hertfordshire primaries.

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