99 / 100
Exceptional
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
100
Inspection
100
Admissions Value
—
Destinations
—
Stability & Context
90
Top 1% of primary schools in England
Top 1% nationally
#2 of 322 schools in Hertfordshire
Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.
Strongly Recommended
This school combines strong academic outcomes with a positive inspection profile.
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Overall effectiveness
Graded 10 June 2024
Quality of education
Graded 10 June 2024
Behaviour and attitudes
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.
Reading expected %
93.0%
Writing expected %
90.0%
Maths expected %
92.0%
RWM expected %
87.0%
Reading progress
Not published
AL1 5QJ - Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
This school is one of 986 schools in Hertfordshire.
Total schools
986
Open schools
589
Closed schools
395
Primary schools
614
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
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Graded 10 June 2024
Personal development
Graded 10 June 2024
Leadership and management
Graded 10 June 2024
Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.
Outstanding
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Writing progress
Not published
Maths progress
Not published
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Secondary schools
175
Special schools
0
Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hertfordshire)