Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU
410 pupils · 80% of 510 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 January 2023, published 9 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 56 | 109 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 60 | 111 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 58 | 105 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 136 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 54 | 138 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 66 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 73 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 78 | 148 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Holwell Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Watchlytes Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Creswick Academy 1.7 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Peartree Primary School 2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.