Community school · Hertfordshire

Prae Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117315URN

King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

109 applications for 55 places · 254th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

6 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
3 July 2019
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

109 applications · 55 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.2; 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	55	109	2.0	49	0.89
Sep 2025	60	133	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	138	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2023	60	157	2.6	82	1.37
Sep 2022	55	129	2.4	52	0.95
Sep 2021	59	164	2.8	59	1.00
Sep 2020	60	152	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2019	60	163	2.7	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	163	2.7	58	0.97
Sep 2017	60	152	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2016	60	155	2.6	48	0.80
Sep 2015	30	122	4.1	48	1.60
Sep 2014	45	144	3.2	45	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%7th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard72%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	87%	22%	112	108
2023/24	73%	3%	108	106
2022/23	79%	16%	109	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

Prae Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

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

2026

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Peter's School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Alban City School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%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: 117315 · 919/2393
Capacity: 459 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 4.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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