St John Fisher Roman Catholic 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 19/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hazelmere Road, St Albans

School Information

Address: Hazelmere Road, St Albans, AL4 9RW
Website: http://www.sjfisher.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727861077
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Patricia O'Donnell
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117480

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 175
Number of Boys: 86
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.5
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 3,274 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School
Hazelmere Road , AL4 9RW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
Chandlers Road , AL4 9RS
4out of 4 203 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Downes Road , AL4 9NT
- not rated 847 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Downes Road , AL4 9NT
- not rated 847 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oakwood Primary School
Oakwood Drive , AL4 0XA
4out of 4 1,098 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway , AL4 9NX
4out of 4 669 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beaumont School
Austen Way , AL4 0XB
4out of 4 1,345 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Verulam School
Brampton Road , AL1 4PR
3out of 4 1,571 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane , AL3 6DB
4out of 4 2,184 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ
4out of 4 2,496 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands College
Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA
- not rated 1,762 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive , AL3 5AY
4out of 4 2,128 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ
3out of 4 2,187 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ
- not rated 2,420 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Batchwood School
Townsend Drive , AL3 5RP
2out of 4 2,738 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN
- not rated 3,037 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.