James Marks Academy
Free schools special school in Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first17 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Commonswood Primary & Nursery School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonswood Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 410 | Good, 2023 |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 418 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Creswick AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 325 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Holwell Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 397 | Good, 2023 |
| Ludwick Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.9 mi | Nursery | 177 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2013) |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 204 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Watchlytes Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 158 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Peartree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 184 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| Ridgeway AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 875 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Panshanger Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 240 | Good, 2023 |
| Springmead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 248 | Good, 2022 |
| The Ryde SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 191 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Stanborough SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,287 | Good, 2023 |
| Applecroft SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 454 | Good, 2023 |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Lakeside SchoolCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2013) |
| Essendon CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.9 mi | Primary | 77 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 100
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