Commonswood Primary & Nursery School, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Welwyn Garden City. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 15 schools in WELWYN GARDEN CITY with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School in detail
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School in its own words
In its own words: "I am delighted to welcome you to Commonswood Primary & Nursery School. Please take the time to take a look at our carefully designed curriculum and read our newsletters as these will inform you of some of school events and what the children have been getting up to!"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, tennis, athletics and coding.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 85% in maths).
Getting a place at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Commonswood Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Commonswood Primary & Nursery School are Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 84% maths); Holwell Primary School (1 mile, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths); Watchlytes Primary School (1 mile, 76% reading, 84% maths); and Creswick Academy (1.1 miles, 78% reading, 60% maths).
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolHolwell Primary SchoolWatchlytes Primary SchoolCreswick Academy
Who goes there
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 77 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 9 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sheepcote (near), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Commonswood Primary & Nursery School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Commonswood Primary & Nursery School issued 10 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Commonswood Primary & Nursery School are Ridgeway Academy (1.2 miles) and Stanborough School (1.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development, Early years.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
12.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.1
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
Term dates
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Commonswood Primary & Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
370 pupils
432 places
62 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
77
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
21.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
410
Total Pupils
215
Boys
195
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,649
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,087
Per pupil
£2125k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
5.7%
Persistent absence
334
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
What are SATs results like at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Of the pupils at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 432 places.
How big are the classes at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Classes at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School has around 410 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
3.6% of sessions were missed at Commonswood Primary & Nursery School in 2024/25. 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Commonswood Primary & Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Commonswood Primary & Nursery School's term dates?
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Commonswood Primary & Nursery School?
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is at The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire, AL7 4RU.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)