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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 25 September 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry140 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first
- 2026 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 7.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 6.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 5.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 6.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 5.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 7.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 8.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 6.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 140 | 4.7 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 129 | 4.3 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 139 | 4.6 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 126 | 7.4 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 126 | 4.2 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 26 | 157 | 6.0 | 21 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 160 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 25 | 151 | 6.0 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 159 | 5.3 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 223 | 7.4 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 239 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 203 | 6.8 | 35 | 1.17 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 94% · Writing 91% · Maths 94% → all three 91% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 91% | 28% | 112 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 32% | 110 | 110 |
| 2022/23 | 87% | 30% | 109 | 111 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Manland Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20244.7applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · HertfordshireImproved significantly20253.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · HertfordshireOutstanding202386%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.3applications per place
- 1.0 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20223.4applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20232.1applications per place
- 1.4 km · HertfordshireRemains Outstanding20233.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 117103 · 919/2034
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 204 on roll
- Free school meals
- 3.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 4QW
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · St Albans
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources