Margaret Wix 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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High Oaks, St Albans

School Information

Address: High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6EL
Website: www.margaretwix.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727759232
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Gibbs
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117188

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 248
Number of Pupils: 139
Number of Boys: 70
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.7
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
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
1,920 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Margaret Wix Primary School
High Oaks, AL3 6EL
0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RL
876 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bernards Heath Junior School
Watson Avenue, AL3 5HP
1,300 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
1,653 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL
1,943 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
373 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
789 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
2,394 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX
2,598 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
2,717 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
686 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY
1,158 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
1,829 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
2,426 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
2,749 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.