Watchlytes Primary School

Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AZ

Inadequate

Inspected 28 September 2021

Inadequate

Ofsted

76%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

158

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Hertfordshire →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 158 / 240 (66%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 28 September 2021

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

31.5%

Disadvantaged

17.7%

EAL

3.2%

SEN support

17.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

76%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

103

Avg reading score

104

Avg maths score

Attendance

6.0%

Overall absence

14.4%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

9.5

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.8 vs 2023/24

16.4

Pupils per teacher

↓ -2.8 vs 2023/24

5.87

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.3 vs 2023/24

£54,900

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 44% on leadership pay

↑ +£12,056 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 2 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£8,302

Spend per pupil

£8,598

Income per pupil

40%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.