Schools in Welwyn Hatfield
50 state-funded schools, 17,381 pupils. 95.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 8 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Welwyn Hatfield?
Welwyn Hatfield has 50 state-funded schools teaching 17,381 pupils. 36 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Welwyn Hatfield are Good or Outstanding?
95.8% of the 48 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Welwyn Hatfield are rated Good or Outstanding: 8 Outstanding and 38 Good. 2 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Welwyn Hatfield are rated Outstanding?
8 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Welwyn Hatfield: Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, Howe Dell Primary School, Countess Anne Church of England School, Birchwood Nursery School, Ludwick Nursery School, Lakeside School, and 2 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolSecondary942Outstanding 2022
- Howe Dell Primary SchoolPrimary439Outstanding 2023
- Countess Anne Church of England SchoolPrimary208Outstanding 2019
- Birchwood Nursery SchoolNursery174Outstanding 2024
- Ludwick Nursery SchoolNursery174Outstanding 2023
- Lakeside SchoolSpecial112Outstanding 2023
- Tenterfield Nursery SchoolNursery87Outstanding 2023
- Knightsfield SchoolSpecial73Outstanding 2014
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 36 | 35 | 94.3% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Special | 4 | 3 | 100% |
| Nursery | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Welwyn Hatfield
Showing 20 of 50 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monk's Walk School | Secondary | 1,436 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stanborough School | Secondary | 1,261 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chancellor's School | Secondary | 1,253 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | Secondary | 942 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ridgeway Academy | Secondary | 929 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Onslow St Audrey's School | Secondary | 807 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | Primary | 462 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Applecroft School | Primary | 452 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
De Havilland Primary School | Primary | 444 | Good2023 | — | Ofsted |
Howe Dell Primary School | Primary | 439 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cuffley School | Primary | 438 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oak View Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 430 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 422 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hatfield Community Free School | Primary | 418 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Green Lanes Primary School | Primary | 417 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 415 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 413 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holwell Primary School | Primary | 406 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Creswick Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 117229 | Primary | 374 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | Ofsted |
Brookmans Park Primary School | Primary | 349 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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