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Killigrew Primary and Nursery School

Community school · St Albans · AL2 3HD

Ages 3–11 · 412 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-09-10

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
333

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
150
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
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 fill98%

412 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
412
Boys / girls
216 / 196
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
412 / 420 (98%)
Free school meals
7.5%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

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
Mr John Ferguson

Location

Address
West Avenue
Postcode
AL2 3HD
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 3–11, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 412 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 7.5%.

Open schools in St Albans
59
Primary schools in St Albans
39
Academies among open schools in St Albans
37% (22)
Open schools in AL2
7
Primary in AL2
7
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 AL2

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Ferguson
Telephone
01727774200
Website
www.killigrew.herts.sch.uk

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