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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL2 2HUHow Wood Primary and Nursery School
Primary

How Wood Primary and Nursery School

Primary

St Albans · St Albans · AL2 2HU http://www.howwood.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
223
cap. 220
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
223
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
223
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of How Wood Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£7610 spend / pupil£7262 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+6pp
67%57%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
4%
-3pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
23%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.24
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
223
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Spooners Drive, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2HU
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
2024/2562%4%77%35%73%4%77%12%69%81%105.0103.0106.015%223
2023/2456%7%70%11%74%15%59%22%74%56%104.0102.0102.015%224
2022/2346%0%50%4%69%8%50%8%65%62%99.099.0102.0-5.20-0.60-5.9011%220
2018/1950%7%60%17%77%30%60%13%77%80%103.0102.0105.0-4.20-1.10-4.9017%204
2017/1867%11%70%33%78%19%81%19%89%85%107.0105.0109.0-1.30-2.10-2.5013%215
2016/1757%20%67%27%77%23%70%23%77%80%103.0104.0108.0-2.10-0.60-1.6011%216

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
2024/2522317.315%9%15%6%15%
2023/2422419.215%8%16%7%18%
2022/2322018.211%12%20%7%17%
2021/2222619.012%14%25%6%11%
2020/2120918.511%19%28%
2018/1920418.417%20%10%3%3%
2017/1821520.213%19%11%3%2%
2016/1721619.111%18%12%3%4%

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