Wood End School is a primary school located in Harpenden. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Yeomans Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 3EF
Website: http://www.woodend.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01582761636
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Boulton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117358

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 484
Number of Boys: 265
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 2.7 to 5.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.8 to 4.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:94%
England Average:65%

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

School:40%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:112
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wood End School
Yeomans Avenue , AL5 3EF 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roundwood Primary School
Roundwood Park , AL5 3AD 		4out of 4 1,101 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Church Green , AL5 2TP 		3out of 4 2,085 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Moorland Road , AL5 4LE 		3out of 4 2,116 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harpenden Academy
25 Vaughan Road , AL5 4EL 		3out of 4 2,476 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park , AL5 3AE 		4out of 4 1,034 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St George's School
Sun Lane , AL5 4TD 		4out of 4 2,145 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way , AL5 4QP 		4out of 4 2,702 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Katherine Warington School
Lower Luton Road , AL5 5FH 		- not rated 2,836 yd Free schools No 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 1,330 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hilda's School
28 Douglas Road , AL5 2ES 		- not rated 1,524 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Luke's School
Crouch Hall Lane , Redbourn AL3 7ET 		2out of 4 3,253 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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