Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
171Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145487URN

Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

35 applications for 16 places · 216th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

35 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery (URN 117301), the previous school.

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	16	35	2.2	15	0.94
Sep 2025	20	37	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2024	14	40	2.9	12	0.86
Sep 2023	17	38	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2022	16	38	2.4	10	0.63
Sep 2021	19	46	2.4	14	0.74
Sep 2020	26	48	1.9	19	0.73
Sep 2019	17	38	2.2	14	0.82
Sep 2018 *	27	54	2.0	26	0.96
Sep 2017 *	23	74	3.2	22	0.96
Sep 2016 *	30	83	2.8	44	1.47
Sep 2015 *	30	83	2.8	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	91	3.0	48	1.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%268th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	18%	105	102
2023/24	46%	0%	106	103
2022/23	68%	8%	109	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

Beech Hyde Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Sandridge School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Grove Infant and Nursery School
3.2 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place
The Grove Junior School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

82%met the SATs standard
High Beeches Primary School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Crabtree Junior School
3.6 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

86%met the SATs standard
Crabtree Infants' School
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place
Sauncey Wood Primary School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145487 · 919/2086
Trust: Ambition Education Trust
Capacity: 240 pupils · 171 on roll
Free school meals: 40.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery (URN 117301)
Address: Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8TP
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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