The Ryde School

State-Funded School

the-ryde-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Welwyn HatfieldConstituency

AL9 5DRPostcode

4.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Ryde School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 191 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

17%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

191

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 191
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Feb 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.