Creswick Academy, Welwyn Garden City
Creswick Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Welwyn Garden City, part of Agora Learning Partnership. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 15 schools in Welwyn Garden City with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Creswick Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Creswick Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Creswick Academy
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Creswick Academy as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Creswick Academy are Our Lady Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 77% maths); Holwell Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths); Peartree Primary School (0.6 miles, 80% reading, 88% maths); and Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 84% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Creswick Academy.
Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolHolwell Primary SchoolPeartree Primary SchoolSwallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
The trust
Creswick Academy is one of 11 schools run by Agora Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boundary Lane (opposite), 260 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 262 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Creswick Academy issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Creswick Academy are Stanborough School (0.8 miles) and Ridgeway Academy (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
Creswick Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Creswick Primary & Nursery School (URN 117229), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
At a Glance
26.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
18.8
Infant (KS1)
23.8
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Creswick Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Creswick Academy.
- Premier Our Lady Wrap Around Care480m away · Not yet graded
- Premier Peartree Wrap Around Care900m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Creswick Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Creswick Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Creswick Academy 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Creswick Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
340 pupils
420 places
80 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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
191
Boys
134
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,807
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,539
Per pupil
£2118k
Total funding
£132k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
12.2%
Persistent absence
327
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Creswick Academy
Questions parents ask about Creswick Academy
What are SATs results like at Creswick Academy?
Of the pupils at Creswick Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Creswick Academy's Ofsted rating?
Creswick Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Creswick Primary & Nursery School (URN 117229), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
What is the catchment area for Creswick Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Creswick Academy is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Creswick Academy?
Creswick Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Creswick Academy?
Classes at Creswick Academy average 21.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Creswick Academy?
Creswick Academy has around 325 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Creswick Academy?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Creswick Academy in 2024/25. 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Creswick Academy?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Creswick Academy 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.
Does Creswick Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Creswick Academy: Premier Our Lady Wrap Around Care (480m away, registered, not yet graded) and Premier Peartree Wrap Around Care (900m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Creswick Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Creswick Academy?
Creswick Academy is at Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4FL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)