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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 12 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School, URN 117139
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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 entry67 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2020 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School (URN 117139), 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 | 26 | 67 | 2.6 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 46 | 119 | 2.6 | 45 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 49 | 142 | 2.9 | 47 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 * | 66 | 166 | 2.5 | 62 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 * | 88 | 232 | 2.6 | 64 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2019 * | 90 | 234 | 2.6 | 76 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 * | 78 | 209 | 2.7 | 60 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2017 * | 90 | 224 | 2.5 | 60 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2016 * | 90 | 227 | 2.5 | 70 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 * | 84 | 189 | 2.3 | 51 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 155 | 2.6 | 52 | 0.87 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 78% · Writing 77% · Maths 81% → all three 69% 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 | 69% | 13% | 106 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 11% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 12% | 108 | 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
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · HertfordshireGood202378%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · HertfordshireImproved significantly20241.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Hertfordshire20262.6applications per place
- 1.0 km · Hertfordshire20265.4applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20233.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20242.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · HertfordshireImproved significantly20253.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148434 · 919/2095
- Capacity
- 570 pupils · 430 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2021
- Replaced
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School (URN 117139)
- Address
- Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · St Albans
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources