Schools by area › Hertfordshire › Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Downes Road, St Albans AL4 9NT · wheatfieldsjm.herts.sch.uk · 01727 757444
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 358
- 99% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 3.6%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% 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% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117212)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wheatfields Junior Mixed School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117212), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117212)
Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117212)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (191 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 191
- 53% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (17%) with SEND