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Prae Wood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
King Harry Lane, St Albans AL3 4HZ · praewood.herts.sch.uk · 01727 751930
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- 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
- 446
- 97% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- 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, 49 families put the school first and 55 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 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.13 mi1.83 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.96 mi3.16 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place (55 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (56 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Prae Wood Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 214
- 48% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (18%) with SEND