Community school · Hertfordshire

Bowmansgreen Primary School

4–11Ages
315Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117187URN

Telford Road, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

71 applications for 33 places · 219th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

5 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 February 2016
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

71 applications · 33 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	33	71	2.2	31	0.94
Sep 2025	24	61	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2024	48	92	1.9	48	1.00
Sep 2023	55	101	1.8	54	0.98
Sep 2022	39	84	2.2	33	0.85
Sep 2021	56	99	1.8	51	0.91
Sep 2020	51	92	1.8	39	0.76
Sep 2019	49	88	1.8	39	0.80
Sep 2018	32	62	1.9	26	0.81
Sep 2017	56	88	1.6	56	1.00
Sep 2016	49	91	1.9	42	0.86
Sep 2015	60	96	1.6	44	0.73
Sep 2014	59	89	1.5	48	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 51% · Maths 64% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%294th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	3%	105	103
2023/24	57%	4%	105	103
2022/23	66%	11%	106	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

Bowmansgreen Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Clore Shalom School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Windermere Primary School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Cunningham Hill Junior School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

87%met the SATs standard
Cunningham Hill Infant School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Camp Primary and Nursery School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117187 · 919/2166
Capacity: 420 pupils · 315 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Telford Road, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1PH
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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