Prae Wood Primary School is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2019. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HZ
Website: http://www.praewood.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727751930
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenny Sheppard
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117315

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 444
Number of Pupils: 427
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 212

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.5
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent , AL3 5JB 		3out of 4 1,629 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prae Wood Primary School
King Harry Lane , AL3 4HZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
St Michael's Street , AL3 4SJ 		3out of 4 957 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Grove Road , AL1 1DQ 		4out of 4 1,266 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Watling View , AL1 2PB 		3out of 4 1,481 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
West Avenue , AL2 3HD 		3out of 4 1,745 yd Community 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 1,127 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ 		4out of 4 2,388 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columba's College
King Harry Lane , AL3 4AW 		- not rated 693 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Albans School
Abbey Gateway , AL3 4HB 		- not rated 1,212 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Watling View School
Watling View , AL1 2NU 		3out of 4 1,817 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN 		- not rated 1,959 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ 		- not rated 2,421 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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