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Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
West Avenue, St Albans AL2 3HD · killigrew.herts.sch.uk · 01727 774200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.90 mi
- 4.66 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- 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 2.90 mi (4.66 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.06 mi (3.31 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 97% 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 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 33 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.90 mi4.66 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.06 mi3.31 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (53 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (41 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Killigrew Primary and Nursery School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 17 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 171
- 42% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (19%) with SEND