Community school · Hertfordshire

Sandridge School

4–11Ages
130Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117148URN

Woodcock Hill, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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28 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
19 March 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

28 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.8; 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	8	28	3.5	8	1.00
Sep 2025	15	33	2.2	10	0.67
Sep 2024	9	35	3.9	9	1.00
Sep 2023	17	45	2.7	12	0.71
Sep 2022	20	42	2.1	14	0.70
Sep 2021	26	57	2.2	15	0.58
Sep 2020	17	48	2.8	14	0.82
Sep 2019	28	66	2.4	21	0.75
Sep 2018	18	40	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2017	29	52	1.8	24	0.83
Sep 2016	23	60	2.6	20	0.87
Sep 2015	23	53	2.3	12	0.52
Sep 2014	23	41	1.8	13	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 53% · Maths 97% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%252nd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	17%	106	109
2023/24	55%	6%	106	105
2022/23	61%	10%	105	105

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

Sandridge SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

87%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

6.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Bernards Heath Junior School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117148 · 919/2106
Capacity: 236 pupils · 130 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Woodcock Hill, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9EB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources