OFSTED
5 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
216
216 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
119
55.1% of pupils
Male pupils
97
44.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.7 pts
below England
School
5.1%
St Albans
10.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.2 pts
below England
School
18.1%
St Albans
15.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
St Albans
1.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.1%
119
Any other Mixed background
6.9%
15
Any other White background
6.5%
14
Chinese
6.0%
13
Any other Asian background
4.2%
9
Indian
4.2%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.5%
27 of
216 pupils
8.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
81.0%
20.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Reading
17.2 pts above England
School
91.0%
St Albans
82.3%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
St Albans
76.7%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.28 pts
lower than
England
School
3.93%
St Albans
5.63%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.20 pts
lower than
England
School
5.61%
St Albans
12.95%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.29 pts
lower than
England
School
0.51%
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.