Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Mandeville Primary School

3–11Ages
340Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139159URN

Mandeville Drive, St Albans, AL1 2LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 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

59 applications for 28 places · 227th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 10 February 2026Published 7 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			Expected 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

10 February 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
14 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

59 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 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	28	59	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2025	29	60	2.1	28	0.97
Sep 2024	36	98	2.7	34	0.94
Sep 2023	38	85	2.2	34	0.89
Sep 2022	52	101	1.9	45	0.87
Sep 2021	47	106	2.3	46	0.98
Sep 2020	60	121	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	98	1.6	50	0.83
Sep 2018	60	107	1.8	42	0.70
Sep 2017	60	103	1.7	44	0.73
Sep 2016	60	133	2.2	52	0.87
Sep 2015	59	99	1.7	45	0.76
Sep 2014	59	94	1.6	43	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%81st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	17%	107	106
2023/24	69%	12%	106	106
2022/23	54%	17%	104	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

Mandeville Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Peter's School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 78%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
Prae Wood Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

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

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cunningham Hill Junior School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

87%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139159 · 919/2099
Trust: Spiral Partnership Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 340 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Mandeville Primary School (URN 117142)
Address: Mandeville Drive, St Albans, AL1 2LE
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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