Community school · Hertfordshire

How Wood Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117235URN

Spooners Drive, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

65 applications for 19 places · 62nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.6; 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	19	65	3.4	17	0.89
Sep 2025	30	81	2.7	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	84	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	73	2.4	27	0.90
Sep 2022	25	72	2.9	25	1.00
Sep 2021	28	93	3.3	28	1.00
Sep 2020	30	97	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2019	26	83	3.2	25	0.96
Sep 2018	25	75	3.0	25	1.00
Sep 2017	22	74	3.4	22	1.00
Sep 2016	30	87	2.9	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	85	2.8	25	0.83
Sep 2014	25	91	3.6	23	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 77% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%194th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	62%	4%	105	103
2023/24	56%	7%	104	102
2022/23	46%	0%	99	99

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

How Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

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

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Mandeville Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Prae Wood Primary School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Peter's School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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: 117235 · 919/2252
Capacity: 220 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Spooners Drive, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2HU
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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