SCHOOL PROFILE

Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 117452
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

25 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 23 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 153 142 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 67 43.8% of pupils
Male pupils 86 56.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.6%
3.2 pts below England
School 21.6%
St Albans 10.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.1%
9.2 pts below England
School 11.1%
St Albans 15.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
St Albans 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.2%
89
Any other Mixed background
11.1%
17
Any other White background
6.5%
10
African
5.9%
9
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
6
White and Asian
3.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.1% 40 of 153 pupils
5.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.1%
St Albans 17.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.3% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.8% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Speech, language & communication 7
No specialist assessment yet 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
St Albans 70.6%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
St Albans 82.3%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
St Albans 76.7%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
St Albans 81.7%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 5.97%
St Albans 5.63%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.94 pts higher than England
School 17.76%
St Albans 12.95%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.87 pts lower than England
School 0.93%
St Albans 1.63%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.9% 15.3 pts below England
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
72.9%
St Albans
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information