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Camp Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Camp Road, St Albans AL1 5PG · camp.herts.sch.uk · 01727 851056
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.38 mi
- 8.67 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 228
- 18 over 210 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 5.38 mi (8.67 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 12.43 mi (20.01 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 30 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
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.38 mi8.67 km | |
| September 2025 | 12.43 mi20.01 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.92 mi1.48 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (24 allocations for 30 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Camp Primary and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 105
- 45% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (18%) with SEND