Windermere 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 16/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Windermere Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 5QP
Website: http://www.windermere.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727851176
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Davina Raftery
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117217

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.6 to -0.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.5 to -2.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.2 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
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 2,986 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windermere Primary School
Windermere Avenue , AL1 5QP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road , AL1 5PG 		3out of 4 336 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cunningham Hill Junior School
Cell Barnes Lane , AL1 5QJ 		4out of 4 487 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cunningham Hill Infant School
Cell Barnes Lane , AL1 5QJ 		4out of 4 487 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road , AL1 4LW 		4out of 4 1,023 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaumont School
Austen Way , AL4 0XB 		4out of 4 1,513 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Verulam School
Brampton Road , AL1 4PR 		3out of 4 1,513 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT 		3out of 4 1,521 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ 		4out of 4 1,925 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street , AL1 2QA 		3out of 4 3,163 yd Academy converter No Mixed 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 2,016 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR 		3out of 4 664 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ 		3out of 4 1,242 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN 		- not rated 1,991 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ 		- not rated 2,427 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Watling View School
Watling View , AL1 2NU 		3out of 4 2,742 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Albans School
Abbey Gateway , AL3 4HB 		- not rated 2,923 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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