Applecroft School, Welwyn Garden City

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Applecroft School

Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

https://www.applecroft.herts.sch.uk/

Applecroft School is an academy. It has about 450 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Progress and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
0.8		Our Lady Catholic Primary School
0.8		Peartree Primary School
0.9		Templewood Primary School
1.0		Holwell Primary School
1.1		Creswick Primary & Nursery School
1.4		Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
1.5		Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
1.6		Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
1.6		Panshanger Primary School
1.7		Green Lanes Primary School
1.8		The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is below average.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

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