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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL5 5HLSauncey Wood Primary School
Primary

Sauncey Wood Primary School

Primary

St Albans · Harpenden · AL5 5HL www.saunceywood.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
169
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sauncey Wood Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£10549 spend / pupil£10602 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+19pp
60%50%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
13%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
72%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
169
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Pickford Hill, Harpenden, AL5 5HL
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
2024/2559%7%79%41%72%7%76%31%76%72%107.0105.0104.030%169
2023/2440%7%73%23%40%7%70%30%77%73%107.0106.0106.024%193
2022/2355%6%87%42%58%6%90%35%74%68%108.0107.0103.0+0.90-4.30+0.4019%192
2018/1960%13%77%33%63%17%77%30%77%70%106.0106.0106.0+0.70-1.70+1.1011%190
2017/1848%6%74%26%55%13%77%32%77%71%106.0106.0104.0-0.40-3.30+1.4012%189
2016/1750%18%64%25%68%18%68%25%68%68%104.0104.0104.0-0.70-1.30-0.7019%202

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
2024/2516915.430%17%28%7%21%
2023/2419317.824%14%26%7%20%
2022/2319217.819%12%31%7%18%
2021/2219515.715%10%27%5%15%
2020/2118416.616%9%28%
2018/1919020.111%13%32%4%6%
2017/1818917.212%13%30%4%7%
2016/1720216.019%14%29%4%7%

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