Community school · Hertfordshire

Windermere Primary School

4–11Ages
134Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117217URN

Windermere Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 5QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

26 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
23 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

26 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 7.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 12 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	10	26	2.6	10	1.00
Sep 2025	10	39	3.9	6	0.60
Sep 2024	7	55	7.9	6	0.86
Sep 2023	29	79	2.7	14	0.48
Sep 2022	19	87	4.6	14	0.74
Sep 2021	23	97	4.2	16	0.70
Sep 2020	29	130	4.5	24	0.83
Sep 2019	29	115	4.0	19	0.66
Sep 2018	30	141	4.7	24	0.80
Sep 2017	30	110	3.7	21	0.70
Sep 2016	30	123	4.1	17	0.57
Sep 2015	30	90	3.0	14	0.47
Sep 2014	29	71	2.5	11	0.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 56% · Maths 70% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%278th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	48%	7%	107	105
2023/24	45%	7%	105	104
2022/23	41%	3%	106	101

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

Windermere Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Camp Primary and Nursery School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Cunningham Hill Junior School
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

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

Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place
Fleetville Junior School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Oakwood Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Peter's School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117217 · 919/2219
Capacity: 180 pupils · 134 on roll
Free school meals: 40.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Windermere Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 5QP
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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