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Margaret Wix Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
High Oaks, St Albans AL3 6EL · margaretwix.herts.sch.uk · 01727 759232
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 7.40 mi
- 11.90 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 167
- 67% of 248 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- 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 7.40 mi (11.90 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 7.40 mi11.90 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (17 allocations for 30 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (14 allocations for 30 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (16 allocations for 30 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Margaret Wix Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 50
- 34% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 8% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (32%) with SEND