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Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

Community school · St Albans · AL4 0NP

Ages 4–11 · 196 pupils · Hertfordshire

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.3%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
186

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
42
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

196 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
196
Boys / girls
110 / 86
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
196 / 240 (82%)
Free school meals
24.6%
FSM pupils
47
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Clark

Location

Address
High Street, Colney Heath
Postcode
AL4 0NP
Town
St Albans
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 196 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24.6%.

Open schools in St Albans
59
Primary schools in St Albans
39
Academies among open schools in St Albans
37% (22)
Open schools in AL4
14
Primary in AL4
9
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in St AlbansNear AL4

  • Colney Heath Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 0NP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    0.0 miles away

  • De Havilland Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Hatfield · AL10 8TQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM34.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.6 miles away

  • London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL2 1JG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM34.7%
    • Demand0.87

    1.8 miles away

  • Hatfield Community Free School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    Hatfield · AL10 8ES · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM24.1%
    • Demand1.07

    1.9 miles away

  • Howe Dell Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hatfield · AL10 9AH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand0.93

    1.9 miles away

  • Oakwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 0XA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM8.5%
    • Demand0.98

    1.9 miles away

  • St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Hatfield · AL10 8NN · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.86

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Anne Clark
Website
http://www.colneyheath.herts.sch.uk/

Official links