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Margaret Wix Primary School

Community school · St Albans · AL3 6EL

Ages 3–11 · 167 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-01-16

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.1%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
135

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

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill67%

167 pupils · 248 places

Pupils on roll
167
Boys / girls
80 / 87
School capacity
248
Capacity fill
167 / 248 (67%)
Free school meals
27.5%
FSM pupils
41
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
Mrs Claire Gibbs

Location

Address
High Oaks
Postcode
AL3 6EL
Town
St Albans
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

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, 167 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 27.5%. SEN provision includes: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in St Albans
59
Primary schools in St Albans
39
Academies among open schools in St Albans
37% (22)
Open schools in AL3
18
Primary in AL3
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 AL3

  • Bernards Heath Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL3 5HP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Maple Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 3SW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM6.5%
    • Demand1.29

    1.1 miles away

  • Alban City School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Free schools · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 3RR · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM9.7%
    • Demand0.93

    1.2 miles away

  • Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 9NT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM3.6%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Gibbs
Telephone
01727759232
Website
www.margaretwix.herts.sch.uk/

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