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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL3 5HPBernards Heath Junior School
Primary

Bernards Heath Junior School

Primary

St Albans · St Albans · AL3 5HP http://www.bernardsheathjnr.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
352
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
352
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
352
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bernards Heath Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
-7pp
85%79%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
17%
-1pp
19%15%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
352
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Watson Avenue, St Albans, AL3 5HP
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%17%83%63%82%21%84%48%94%81%111.0110.0109.013%352
2023/2485%18%91%61%89%18%94%52%98%90%111.0110.0111.011%356
2022/2379%16%85%45%86%18%86%45%90%87%108.0108.0109.0+1.80+1.00+2.0012%354
2018/1973%19%77%41%89%32%82%30%89%80%107.0106.0108.0+1.80+1.60+0.1011%358
2017/1876%10%84%35%84%13%81%34%91%83%107.0106.0108.0+0.90-1.30+0.0012%360
2016/1787%22%96%51%91%35%92%47%96%94%109.0109.0111.0+1.90+0.50+1.5010%358

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535221.013%16%9%5%7%
2023/2435622.311%13%8%4%8%
2022/2335422.412%15%9%4%6%
2021/2235421.212%11%7%5%9%
2020/2135922.913%11%6%
2018/1935822.911%13%8%3%4%
2017/1836023.112%14%9%3%4%
2016/1735821.310%17%11%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.