Maple Primary 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2006. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hall Place Gardens, St Albans, AL1 3SW
Website: http://www.maple.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727859053
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Shanti Johnson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117298

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2006

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 247
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.5
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.7
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
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
875 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 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR
240 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL
504 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
787 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RL
1,104 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
417 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
1,198 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
1,741 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
2,338 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA
2,477 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, AL1 5AR
2,609 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
151 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
851 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY
974 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
1,164 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
1,305 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.