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The Ryde School

Welwyn Hatfield, AL9 5DRPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
57%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
25 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#8,950
of 13,686 nationally

About The Ryde School

The Ryde School is a state primary for 4- to 11-year-olds in Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, and it is a school in demand. With 205 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is essentially full. The oversubscription picture is clear: for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, the school received 86 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 87. Of those, 25 were first-preference applications, and 22 first-preference offers were made, meaning nearly nine out of ten families who put it first got a place. The school’s intake reflects a mixed demographic: 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national primary average of around 23% but below the most deprived areas. The school has no religious character, so admissions are purely based on catchment and council criteria. It is a mixed, non-denominational setting with no nursery or sixth form, focusing entirely on the primary years.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPleasant Rise, Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, AL9 5DR
HeadteacherSue Thompson
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils205
Free School Meals (FSM)18.0%
School Capacity205 / 210 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

31 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (31 Jan 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Feb 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:15

Source: ryde.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Ryde School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.