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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 24 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 24 September 2019Graded 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 entry104 applications · 28 places offered · 38 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 5.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 2.6; 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 | 104 | 3.7 | 38 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 116 | 3.9 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 24 | 78 | 3.3 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 33 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 87% → all three 87% 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 | 87% | 20% | 111 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 17% | 110 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 86% | 33% | 110 | 111 |
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
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20253.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20233.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20233.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20222.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20242.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · HertfordshireImproved significantly20242.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Hertfordshire20265.4applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Hertfordshire20262.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 117449 · 919/3361
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 189 on roll
- Free school meals
- 3.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · St Albans
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources