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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL3 5RLGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Primary

Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary

St Albans · St Albans · AL3 5RL http://www.gardenfields.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
480
cap. 570
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
69%
-1pp
70%68%65%
'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
13%
+2pp
13%12%11%
'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
480
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RL
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
2024/2569%13%78%37%77%21%81%35%92%78%106.0106.0106.028%480
2023/2470%11%80%41%86%19%82%33%87%86%107.0106.0108.022%525
2022/2365%12%85%45%75%17%76%29%80%82%108.0105.0106.0+2.60+0.50-0.5016%567

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
2024/2548022.028%22%14%5%11%
2023/2452524.922%24%12%5%12%
2022/2356721.216%23%11%6%13%
2021/2258323.219%21%12%6%16%

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