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Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy

Special / other · Letchworth Garden City · SG6 2PT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 24 November 2022

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At a glance

125 pupils · 100% of 125 capacity

School type
Academy special converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
37.6% of pupils
English as additional language
11.9% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Website
http://www.woolgrove.herts.sch.uk
URN
137997

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

21 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
6.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£24,722
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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