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Abbots Langley School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Parsonage Close, Abbots Langley WD5 0BQ · abbotslangley.herts.sch.uk · 01923 263174

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
410
85% of 480 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
12.9%
First language not English
10.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 57 (Places 60)57September 2023: 63 (Places 60)63September 2024: 59 (Places 60)59September 2025: 60 (Places 60)60September 2026: 40 (Places 45)40Places 45
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202645400.9100%
September 2025Sept 20256060197%
September 2024Sept 20246059197%
September 2023Sept 202360631.1▲89%
September 2022Sept 20226057198%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 20251.17 mi1.88 km
September 20242.05 mi3.30 km
September 20221.74 mi2.80 km

Every applicant was offered a place (48 allocations for 60 places).

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 64% (England 53%)64%2016/17: 63% (England 61%)63%2017/18: 62% (England 64%)62%2018/19: 59% (England 65%)59%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼56%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●105105
●107105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Abbots Langley School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
10 May 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (203 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
85%
Replies
203
47% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼81% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●73% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 67%

based on 32 parents (16%) with SEND

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