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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Chandlers Road, St Albans AL4 9RS · skyswood.herts.sch.uk · 01727 854164
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.50 mi
- 0.80 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 230
- 20 over 210 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 0.9%
- First language not English
- 20%
- 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 0.50 mi (803 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 63% 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 | 46 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 61 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 56 | 1.9▲ | 54% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 63 | 2.1▲ | 48% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.50 mi0.80 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.31 mi0.49 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.26 mi0.42 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 37% 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% | ||
| ▲37% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117240)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Skyswood Primary & Nursery School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117240), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117240)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117240)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (174 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 174
- 73% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (7%) with SEND