Templewood Primary School, Welwyn Garden City

In its own words: "We are a one form entry school based in a Grade II* Listed building and surrounded by an abundance of nature. Templewood School caters for children between the ages of four and eleven; Nursery to Year 6. There are usually about 240 pupils on role. For more information on our school community please click on the tabs to the left."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, gardening and forest school.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Monday 23 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 1.30pm and an open day on Wednesday 6 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Templewood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Templewood Primary School as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Templewood Primary School are Homerswood Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths); Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 59% reading, 64% maths); Applecroft School (0.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths); and Peartree Primary School (1 mile, 80% reading, 88% maths).

Templewood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 15 (6.7%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pentley Park (opposite), 320 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Templewood Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 222 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and violence and sexual offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

Templewood Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Templewood Primary School are Monk's Walk School (0.7 miles), Ridgeway Academy (1.4 miles) and Stanborough School (1.4 miles).