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Maple Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 214Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 117298URN

Hall Place Gardens, Maple Primary School, St Albans, AL1 3SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
5.4per place
2.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

150 applications for 28 places · 5th of 314 in Hertfordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
93%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 24 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 27 January 2026
    Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
  2. 13 October 2021
    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
5.4applications per place, Reception
2.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 3.2 above England median (2.2)

150 applications · 28 places offered · 24 named it first

  1. 2026 5.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 5.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  3. 2024 6.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  4. 2023 6.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  5. 2022 7.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  6. 2021 8.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  7. 2020 8.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  8. 2019 9.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  9. 2018 9.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 10.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  11. 2016 10.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
  12. 2015 8.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  13. 2014 8.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026281505.4240.86
Sep 2025301575.2361.20
Sep 2024312086.7401.29
Sep 2023271876.9240.89
Sep 2022302327.7481.60
Sep 2021302538.4551.83
Sep 2020302678.9531.77
Sep 2019302719.0652.17
Sep 2018292709.3632.17
Sep 20173030410.1742.47
Sep 20163030310.1762.53
Sep 2015302638.8581.93
Sep 2014302678.9591.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 96% · Maths 96% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%1st of 331 in Hertfordshire
Reading
Expected standard93%
Higher standard64%
Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard96%
Greater depth25%
Maths
Expected standard96%
Higher standard64%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2593%18%111110
2023/2485%15%109110
2022/2384%25%111110

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

  • 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
117298 · 919/2364
Capacity
210 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals
6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Address
Hall Place Gardens, Maple Primary School, St Albans, AL1 3SW
Local authority
Hertfordshire · St Albans

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