Applecroft School
Academy converter in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Pupils on roll | 454 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Free school meals | 9.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | APPLECROFT SCHOOL |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6JZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.applecroft.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01707323758 |
| URN | 137943 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 November 2023, published 24 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Peartree Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Templewood Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Creswick Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Holwell Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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