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Harpenden Academy

Primary

St Albans · Harpenden · AL5 4EL www.harpendenacademy.co.uk

Pupils
214
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Harpenden Academy · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
-1pp
82%79%76%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
19%
+7pp
27%20%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
214
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
25 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, AL5 4EL
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
2024/2581%19%91%59%88%22%81%41%97%91%110.0106.0111.014%214
2023/2482%12%88%48%82%24%94%33%82%97%108.0108.0110.016%213
2022/2379%27%97%52%82%30%94%48%82%97%110.0109.0110.0+2.40+0.60+2.7016%213
2018/1979%24%86%52%83%34%83%34%86%86%109.0106.0108.0+6.00+3.30+2.0020%205
2017/1876%24%95%38%76%38%86%29%90%95%108.0106.0108.0Low coverageLow coverageLow coverage205
2016/1750%14%95%23%68%32%64%23%86%86%107.0104.0106.0+3.50-0.30+0.1010%201

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
2024/2521423.814%17%7%4%6%
2023/2421320.916%18%7%4%10%
2022/2321322.716%18%5%5%6%
2021/2224224.714%19%5%6%11%
2020/2123323.318%16%3%
2018/1920518.620%20%5%3%5%
2017/1817.74%4%
2016/1720116.010%14%6%4%11%

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