Margaret Wix Primary School | Primary in St Albans | Ofsted & DfE

61%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

148

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

148

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

148

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio12.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Margaret Wix Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

61%

-10pp

71%61%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

RWM higher standard

13%

0pp

13%9%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

65%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

35%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

26%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

148

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

35%

SEN

33%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6EL

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

www.margaretwix.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01727759232

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	61%	13%	65%	30%	78%	13%	70%	35%	87%	78%	105.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	33%	148
2023/24	71%	13%	84%	45%	84%	19%	74%	32%	87%	84%	110.0	107.0	109.0	—	—	—	23%	149
2022/23	56%	4%	85%	37%	81%	11%	63%	19%	89%	85%	107.0	103.0	107.0	+2.40	+0.60	-4.10	17%	135
2018/19	63%	7%	73%	27%	77%	10%	67%	20%	73%	83%	104.0	103.0	109.0	+0.50	-0.20	-1.30	19%	183
2017/18	50%	6%	70%	20%	68%	16%	74%	22%	78%	88%	104.0	104.0	107.0	-1.60	-2.20	-1.40	15%	222
2016/17	45%	0%	62%	21%	69%	7%	55%	7%	86%	66%	103.0	102.0	106.0	-0.10	-0.80	-2.20	19%	225

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	148	10.5	33%	27%	35%	5%	12%
2023/24	149	11.8	23%	31%	32%	6%	14%
2022/23	135	13.9	17%	29%	35%	8%	22%
2021/22	132	12.6	28%	22%	31%	9%	31%
2020/21	139	15.8	31%	15%	37%	—	—
2018/19	183	16.5	19%	21%	32%	5%	12%
2017/18	222	14.0	15%	24%	30%	4%	10%
2016/17	225	17.1	19%	24%	32%	4%	8%