Watchlytes Primary School

Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ

Local ranking286th of 391 primary schools in Hertfordshire

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

240

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Watchlytes Primary School (URN 117348) since 1 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 December 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

View on Ofsted

Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 76.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 76.0%
Writing (Expected): 76.0%
Maths (Expected): 84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 68.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 25

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 158
Boys: 86 (54%)
Girls: 72 (46%)
Capacity: 240 (66% full)
SEND: 20.3%
FSM Eligible: 31.5%
EAL: 17.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.2%
SEN Support: 17.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 9.5
Budget per Pupil: £8,302/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 14.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 73.7%
White Other: 13.8%
Mixed Other: 3.3%
Asian Other: 2.6%
Black African: 2.6%
Other: 2.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
Asian Pakistani: 0.7%

73.7%

White British

13.8%

White Other

3.3%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01707886222

head@watchlytes.herts.sch.uk

Visit website

Watchlytes

Welwyn Garden City, East of England

Open in full map

Administrative

URN: 149333
UKPRN: 10091129
Establishment No.: 2118
Trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST

Often compared with

Parents weighing up Watchlytes Primary School usually look at the nearest primary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.