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Maintained school
Prae Wood Primary School
Nursery
Primary
King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL34HZ
017 2775 1930


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
3 - 11
PUPILS
422

Prae Wood Primary School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 3 and 11 and has a capacity of 444. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 04 Jul 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.


PUPIL MIX
213 boys and 209 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
19.8
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
5.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
23%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
3.9%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
11.1%
EHC PLAN
0.9%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
78%
Local Authority
67%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
9%
Local Authority
13%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 106 105 104
Maths 106 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

04 Jul 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Outstanding




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 152
Of which first preference applications 58
Of which second preference applications 46
Of which third preference applications 34
Total offers made 60
Of which first preference offers 58
Of which second preference offers 2
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
4
GREEN SPACE
9
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
10
PROPERTY
£600,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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