Waterside Academy
Rowans, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1NZ
166 pupils · 79% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 43.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 5 May 2026. 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 19 | 41 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 19 | 39 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 24 | 57 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 19 | 45 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 18 | 36 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 12 | 34 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 22 | 41 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 16 | 30 | 19 |
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
- The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Panshanger Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Springmead Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.