Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

Academy converter·Primary school St Albans, Hertfordshire·AL4 9NT
Composite score
89.2
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#249
National rank
#17
In East of England
#7
In Hertfordshire
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
28%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
360
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
21.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,192
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is a primary school serving St Albans, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 360 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 28% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 22.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Wheatfields Junior Mixed School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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