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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 15 March 2016Graded 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 entry45 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 5.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 0.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 28 | 45 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2021 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2019 | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2018 | 22 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2017 | 39 | 33 | 0.9 | 16 | 0.41 |
| Sep 2016 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 28 | 40 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 | 33 | 39 | 1.2 | 23 | 0.70 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 65% · Writing 78% · Maths 70% → all three 61% 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 | 61% | 13% | 105 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 13% | 110 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 4% | 107 | 103 |
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
- Margaret Wix Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20241.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · HertfordshireStandards maintained20242.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · HertfordshireGood202378%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Hertfordshire20262.6applications per place
- 1.8 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20233.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Hertfordshire20265.4applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · HertfordshireRemains Good202387%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications 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
- 117188 · 919/2168
- Capacity
- 248 pupils · 167 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6EL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · St Albans
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources