Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Brow, Watford, WD25 7NX
Website: www.albanwood.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01923678240
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Sutton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144907

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 243
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.8
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.4 to -0.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.4 to -2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswood Nursery School
Briar Road , WD25 0DX 		4out of 4 1,064 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
The Brow , WD25 7NX 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Leavesden JMI School
High Road , Leavesden WD25 7QZ 		3out of 4 878 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsway Infants' School
North Approach , WD25 0ES 		3out of 4 1,048 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kingsway Junior School
Briar Road , WD25 0JH 		3out of 4 1,096 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HP 		3out of 4 1,114 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW 		2out of 4 622 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parmiter's School
High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU 		4out of 4 1,098 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS 		4out of 4 1,120 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Garston Manor School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR 		3out of 4 755 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
High Elms Manor School
High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX 		- not rated 767 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanborough Primary School
Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ 		- not rated 1,301 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanborough Secondary School
Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT 		- not rated 1,398 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Breakspeare School
Gallows Hill Lane , WD5 0BU 		4out of 4 1,801 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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