When it comes to choosing the right school, a variety of factors must be taken into account.

Happiness of pupils, safety and convenience must all be considered, as well as each establishment's all-important Ofsted rating.

The government department rates schools in one of four ways; outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate.

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These ratings are issued following Ofsted visits, in which inspectors rate the locations on a range of factors.

With that in mind, here's the Ofsted ratings for every Primary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Potters Bar and the surrounding areas, as of August 2023:

Welwyn Garden City:

  • Applecroft School - Outstanding
  • Commonswood Primary & Nursery School - Good
  • Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School - Good
  • Holwell Primary School - Good
  • Peartree Primary School - Good
  • St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School - Good
  • Waterside Academy - Good
  • Creswick Primary & Nursery School - Requires Improvement
  • Homerswood Primary and Nursery School - Good
  • Knightsfield School - Outstanding
  • Lakeside School - Outstanding
  • Our Lady Catholic Primary School - Good
  • Panshanger Primary School - Good
  • Springmead Primary School - Good
  • Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School - Requires Improvement
  • Templewood Primary School - Requires Improvement
  • The Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Good
  • Watchlytes Primary School - Inadeqaute (the school now has new management in place)

Hatfield:

  • Links Hatfield Academy - No report yet
  • Hatfield Community Free School - Outstanding
  • Birchwood Avenue Primary School - Good
  • Countess Anne Church of England School - Outstanding
  • De Havilland Primary School - No report yet
  • Howe Dell Primary School - Outstanding
  • Oak View Primary and Nursery School - Good
  • Southfield School - Good
  • Green Lanes Primary School - Good
  • St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School - Good
  • The Ryde School - Good

Welham Green:

  • St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School - Good

Brookmans Park:

  • Brookmans Park Primary School - Good

Welwyn Village:

  • Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School - Outstanding
  • St John's CofE Primary School - Good
  • Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School - Good
  • Oaklands Primary School - Good

Potters Bar:

  • Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School - Good
  • Little Heath Primary School - Good
  • Oakmere Primary School - Requires Improvement
  • Oakwood School - Good
  • St John's Preparatory and Senior School - Outstanding
  • The Orchard School - Good
  • Bridge School - Requires Improvement
  • Chase House School - Requires Improvement
  • Cranborne Primary School - Good
  • Cuffley School - Good
  • Darwin School - Good
  • Fenton Grange School - Good
  • Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School - Good
  • Northaw Church of England Primary School - Good
  • Pope Paul Catholic Primary School - Good
  • St Giles' CofE Primary School - Good
  • The Mews - Good
  • The Wroxham School - Outstanding