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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL5 5SDHigh Beeches Primary School
Primary

High Beeches Primary School

Primary

St Albans · Harpenden · AL5 5SD http://www.highbeeches.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of High Beeches Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
+5pp
90%79%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
15%
-2pp
30%20%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
98%
Reading higher standard
80%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
68%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
95%
SPAG higher standard
70%
Reading scaled score
113.0
Maths scaled score
112.0
GPS scaled score
113.0

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
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, AL5 5SD
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
2024/2580%15%98%80%80%17%95%68%88%95%113.0112.0113.012%418
2023/2475%17%100%70%75%18%95%58%88%97%112.0111.0111.013%417
2022/2377%19%94%58%77%23%97%56%92%92%110.0110.0109.0+4.00+0.40+4.8014%415
2018/1990%30%100%47%93%37%97%60%83%97%110.0111.0113.0+3.10+1.20+3.808%384
2017/1868%10%94%48%87%32%77%23%90%84%109.0105.0107.0+2.40+0.50-1.607%349
2016/1787%23%90%70%87%40%93%40%90%93%112.0109.0111.0+4.90+0.70+2.7012%325

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
2024/2541822.812%11%5%3%4%
2023/2441721.213%11%4%3%3%
2022/2341523.314%9%3%3%5%
2021/2242021.311%7%4%4%3%
2020/2141922.910%7%4%
2018/1938422.78%8%3%2%2%
2017/1834921.77%7%3%2%2%
2016/1732522.912%7%5%3%2%

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