The Lea Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Harpenden. 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 07/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Moorland Road, Harpenden

School Information

Address: Moorland Road, Harpenden, AL5 4LE
Website: http://www.lea-pri.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01582767939
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Berry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117327

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.1 to 6.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 0.8 to 5.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2 to 6.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:96%
England Average:65%

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

School:26%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Batford Nursery School
Holcroft Road , AL5 5BQ 		4out of 4 1,270 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Moorland Road , AL5 4LE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Manland Primary School
Sauncey Avenue , AL5 4QW 		3out of 4 815 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sauncey Wood Primary School
Pickford Hill , AL5 5HL 		3out of 4 1,262 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Church Green , AL5 2TP 		3out of 4 1,538 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harpenden Academy
25 Vaughan Road , AL5 4EL 		3out of 4 1,638 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Katherine Warington School
Lower Luton Road , AL5 5FH 		- not rated 806 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St George's School
Sun Lane , AL5 4TD 		4out of 4 847 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way , AL5 4QP 		4out of 4 988 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park , AL5 3AE 		4out of 4 1,829 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King's School
Elmfield , Ambrose Lane AL5 4DU 		- not rated 802 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hilda's School
28 Douglas Road , AL5 2ES 		- not rated 1,459 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Aldwickbury School
Aldwickbury School , Wheathampstead Road AL5 1AD 		- not rated 2,771 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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