How Wood Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Spooners Drive, St Albans, AL2 2HU
Website: http://www.howwood.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727768885
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs CYNTHIA ROWE
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117235

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 87

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.6 to -1.9
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.9 to -2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
Spooners Drive , Park Street AL2 2HU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Branch Road , Park Street AL2 2LX 		3out of 4 323 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
West Avenue , AL2 3HD 		3out of 4 1,528 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mandeville Primary School
Mandeville Drive , AL1 2LE 		3out of 4 2,068 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Watling View , AL1 2PB 		3out of 4 2,142 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street , AL1 2QA 		3out of 4 2,240 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watling View School
Watling View , AL1 2NU 		3out of 4 1,828 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columba's College
King Harry Lane , AL3 4AW 		- not rated 2,840 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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