sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL3 4HZPrae Wood Primary School
Primary

Prae Wood Primary School

Primary

St Albans · St Albans · AL3 4HZ http://www.praewood.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
448
cap. 459
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
87%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
87%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Improved significantly

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Prae Wood Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
87%
+14pp
87%80%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 87%
RWM higher standard
22%
+19pp
22%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
72%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
32%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
112.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HZ
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
2024/2587%22%92%72%90%32%90%43%93%88%112.0108.0109.016%448
2023/2473%3%90%39%80%20%86%22%97%78%108.0106.0106.016%453
2022/2379%16%89%59%82%25%88%23%88%84%109.0105.0106.0+2.70+1.00-0.4012%442
2018/1978%9%86%33%81%21%86%24%83%84%106.0106.0109.0+0.90-0.60-0.5012%406
2017/1875%8%88%52%80%12%83%28%87%82%109.0105.0109.0+3.80-0.80+0.8010%419
2016/1777%13%80%63%83%17%83%43%83%90%111.0107.0111.0+5.80+0.70+2.809%389

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
2024/2544819.716%22%4%4%7%
2023/2445321.216%24%4%5%10%
2022/2344220.612%22%6%4%7%
2021/2245022.311%23%6%4%9%
2020/2142720.112%22%6%
2018/1940618.012%25%7%3%4%
2017/1841921.410%22%7%3%5%
2016/1738919.89%17%7%4%6%

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