Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

3–11Ages
153Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117452URN

Branch Road, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

46 applications for 22 places · 232nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
25 November 2021
Graded 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 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

46 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.7; 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	22	46	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2025	14	48	3.4	13	0.93
Sep 2024	29	62	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2023	19	49	2.6	14	0.74
Sep 2022	13	42	3.2	12	0.92
Sep 2021	19	54	2.8	17	0.89
Sep 2020	17	62	3.7	17	1.00
Sep 2019	23	63	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2018	26	65	2.5	22	0.85
Sep 2017	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	67	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2014	28	75	2.7	26	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%156th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	67%	0%	107	105
2023/24
2022/23	68%	5%	108	106

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

Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%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
1.9 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
Bowmansgreen Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Peter's School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117452 · 919/3364
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 153 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Branch Road, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2LX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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