Ashwell Primary School

HertfordshireCommunity school

Silver Street, Ashwell, Baldock, SG7 5QL

Headteacher: Mr Simon EnglandSchool website ↗Pupils: 228 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
97%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
33.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 78%·Maths 89%All three 74%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
30of 31 (96.8%)
How many applied in total?
44

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
26.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
124 girls, 104 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2018/19), currently 74%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1654.0%5.0%+0.9+0.3-3.9
2016/1767.0%11.0%+0.9-1.9-2.9
2017/1882.0%23.0%-1.3-0.7-0.7
2018/1990.0%27.0%+2.4-1.1+0.6
2022/2368.0%16.0%+3.0-1.4+1.5
2023/2465.0%8.0%---
2024/2574.0%33.0%---