Bernards Heath Junior School is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/12/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Watson Avenue, St Albans

School Information

Address: Watson Avenue, St Albans, AL3 5HP
Website: http://www.bernardsheathjnr.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727856262
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sian Kilpatrick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117143

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/12/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 359
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB
1,644 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bernards Heath Junior School
Watson Avenue, AL3 5HP
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
419 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RL
692 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW
1,109 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret Wix Primary School
High Oaks, AL3 6EL
1,300 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
725 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
1,440 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
1,443 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
1,573 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX
1,705 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOaklands College
Oaklands Campus, Hatfield Road AL4 0JA
3,236 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY
288 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
899 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
982 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
1,955 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
2,105 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.