Heathlands School is a school located in St Albans. 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 27/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.3%, which is 5.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Heathlands Drive, St Albans, AL3 5AY
Website: www.heathlands.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727807807
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Reeves Costi
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117685

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 121
Number of Boys: 65
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 32.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -8.2 to -1.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.6 Confidence interval -9.8 to -3.4
Maths
N/A: -3 Confidence interval -6.1 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.11 Confidence interval -2.06 to -0.16
Of the 7 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 7 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:83%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:7.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.74
England Average:4.07

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
1,390 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
288 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RL
423 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
499 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW
974 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR
1,150 yd Free schools No 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
767 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
1,353 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
1,475 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
1,563 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX
1,991 yd Academy converter 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
0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
649 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
831 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
1,823 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
1,869 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.