Springmead Primary School, Welwyn Garden City
Springmead Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Welwyn Garden City, part of Spiral Partnership Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 15 schools in Welwyn Garden City with published results, and 11,173rd of 14,452 across England. It was 58% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- 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 27 Oct 2026
Springmead Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Springmead Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 91% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Springmead Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Springmead Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 Springmead Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Springmead Primary School are Watchlytes Primary School (0.4 miles, 76% reading, 84% maths); Panshanger Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); The Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles); and Waterside Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 64% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Springmead Primary School.
Watchlytes Primary SchoolPanshanger Primary SchoolThe Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolWaterside Academy
The trust
Springmead Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Spiral Partnership Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
12.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (72%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (7%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Poplars (opposite), 290 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Springmead Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 2.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 July 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
24.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 75% to 55% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 86% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Springmead Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Springmead Primary School.
- Premier Watchlytes Wrap Around Care550m away · Not yet graded
- Barracudas � Welwyn Ridgeway670m away · Not yet graded
- Rising Stars Wrap Around Clubs860m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Springmead Primary School 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 Springmead Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Springmead Primary 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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 Springmead Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
58%
Available places
265 pupils
454 places
189 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
17.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
248
Total Pupils
129
Boys
119
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
20.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,369
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,560
Per pupil
£1642k
Total funding
£94k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
9.1%
Persistent absence
242
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
Springmead Primary School
Questions parents ask about Springmead Primary School
What are SATs results like at Springmead Primary School?
Of the pupils at Springmead Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 55% did so in maths.
What is Springmead Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Springmead Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Inadequate.
What is the catchment area for Springmead Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Springmead Primary 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 Springmead Primary School?
Springmead Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 58% of its 454 places.
How many pupils go to Springmead Primary School?
Springmead Primary School has around 248 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Springmead Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Springmead Primary School in 2024/25. 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Springmead Primary School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Springmead Primary 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.
Does Springmead Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Springmead Primary School: Premier Watchlytes Wrap Around Care (550m away, registered, not yet graded), Barracudas � Welwyn Ridgeway (670m away, registered, not yet graded) and Rising Stars Wrap Around Clubs (860m 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 Springmead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Springmead Primary School?
Springmead Primary School is at Hillyfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)