All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good standard across key areas such as the quality of education, personal development, and leadership. The school fosters a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils are happy and safe, showing great enthusiasm for learning. Excelling in behaviour and attitudes, the students demonstrate exemplary conduct, helping to create a harmonious atmosphere. The school's commitment to developing leadership skills and a sense of community is commendable, along with a robust curriculum focusing on essential skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. However, there are some areas requiring improvement. In certain subjects, not all teachers are effectively assessing students’ knowledge and understanding, which has led to gaps in learning, particularly in retaining information about different cultures and applying writing skills consistently. Additionally, while the reading curriculum is well-structured, writing across the curriculum needs more careful monitoring to address recurring errors. Overall, the school is well-positioned for sustained improvement.

Strengths

• Inclusive and nurturing school environment
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and demonstrate curiosity
• Dedicated staff support enthusiastic learning
• Strong community ties enhance the learning experience
• Effective reading and phonics curriculum helping pupils to read fluently
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Wider curriculum promotes personal development through clubs and leadership roles

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of writing skills leading to recurring errors
• Some subjects lack thorough assessment of pupil knowledge
• Gaps in pupil retention of information about faiths and cultures

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.3% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth received £7,844 and spent £7,668 for each of its 120 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £132,000 (£1,101 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth have?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth has 120 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth cover?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth is at 25 Hollybush Lane, Datchworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6RE.