Welwyn Hatfield schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Welwyn Hatfield, 51 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 94% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 3 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
Every school
| Applecroft SchoolAL8 6JZ | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Good (2024) |
| Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSG13 8PX | Primary | Essendon | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Birchwood Avenue Primary SchoolAL10 0PS | Primary | Hatfield | Good (2023) |
| Birchwood Nursery SchoolAL10 0PD | Nursery | Hatfield | Outstanding (2024) |
| Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolAL10 8NL | Secondary | Hatfield | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Brookmans Park Primary SchoolAL9 7QY | Primary | Welham Green | School remains Good (2024) |
| Chancellor's SchoolAL9 7BN | Secondary | Bell Bar | School remains Good (2023) |
| Commonswood Primary & Nursery SchoolAL7 4RU | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Good (2023) |
| Countess Anne Church of England SchoolAL10 8AX | Primary | Hatfield | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Creswick AcademyAL7 4FL | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Cuffley SchoolEN6 4HN | Primary | Cuffley | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| De Havilland Primary SchoolAL10 8TQ | Primary | Welham Green | Good (2023) |
| Essendon CofE (VC) Primary SchoolAL9 6HD | Primary | Essendon | School remains Good (2022) |
| Gracewood AcademyEN6 1EZ | Secondary | Little Heath | Requires improvement (2022) |
| Green Lanes Primary SchoolAL10 9JY | Primary | Hatfield | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolAL8 7AG | Primary | Digswell | School remains Good (2023) |
| Hatfield Community Free SchoolAL10 8ES | Primary | Hatfield | Good in every area (2025) |
| Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary SchoolSG14 2LR | Primary | Essendon | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Holwell Primary SchoolAL7 3RP | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Good (2023) |
| Homerswood Primary and Nursery SchoolAL8 7RF | Primary | Digswell | Good in every area (2024) |
| Howe Dell Primary SchoolAL10 9AH | Primary | Hatfield | Good in every area (2025) |
| James Marks AcademyAL7 4RZ | Special | Welwyn Garden City | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Knightsfield SchoolAL8 7LW | Special | Digswell | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Lakeside SchoolAL8 6YN | Special | Lemsford | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Links Hatfield AcademyAL10 8TJ | Alternative provision | Hatfield | Good (2024) |
| Little Heath Primary SchoolEN6 1JW | Primary | Little Heath | School remains Good (2024) |
| Ludwick Nursery SchoolAL7 3RP | Nursery | Welwyn Garden City | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Monk's Walk SchoolAL8 7NL | Secondary | Digswell | School remains Good (2023) |
| Northaw Church of England Primary SchoolEN6 4PB | Primary | Northaw | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolAL10 8NW | Primary | Hatfield | School remains Good (2023) |
| Oaklands Primary SchoolAL6 0PX | Primary | Oaklands | Good (2023) |
| Onslow St Audrey's SchoolAL10 8AB | Secondary | Hatfield | Good (2024) |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolAL7 3TF | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Panshanger Primary SchoolAL7 1QY | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Good (2023) |
| Peartree Primary SchoolAL7 3XW | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolSG13 8RA | Primary | Newgate Street | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Ridgeway AcademyAL7 2AF | Secondary | Welwyn Garden City | Good in every area (2025) |
| Southfield SchoolAL10 8NN | Special | Hatfield | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolAL6 0BX | Primary | Digswell | School remains Good (2023) |
| St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, LemsfordAL8 7TR | Primary | Lemsford | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham GreenAL9 7NE | Primary | Welham Green | Good in 1, requires improvement in 3 (2025) |
| St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary SchoolSG3 6JP | Primary | Woolmer Green | School remains Good (2022) |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Primary SchoolAL10 8NN | Primary | Hatfield | School remains Good (2024) |
| Stanborough SchoolAL8 6YR | Secondary | Lemsford | Good (2023) |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolAL7 3JP | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Templewood Primary SchoolAL8 7SD | Primary | Welwyn Garden City | Good (2024) |
| Tenterfield Nursery SchoolAL6 9JF | Nursery | Welwyn | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAL7 1PG | Primary | Digswell | Standards maintained (2024) |
| The Ryde SchoolAL9 5DR | Primary | Hatfield | School remains Good (2024) |
| Waterside AcademyAL7 1NZ | Primary | Digswell | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolAL6 9DJ | Primary | Welwyn | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 3 Welwyn Hatfield report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 12 times, strong standard 9 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at AL, SG and EN postcodes and show here the ones in Welwyn Hatfield. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Welwyn Hatfield are rated good or better?
94% of the 51 state schools and nurseries in Welwyn Hatfield were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Welwyn Hatfield?
There are 51 state-funded schools and nurseries in Welwyn Hatfield: 36 primary, 7 secondary, 4 special, 3 nursery, 1 alternative provision.