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Sandridge School

Community school · St Albans · AL4 9EB

Ages 4–11 · 130 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-05

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)55%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
153

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

9

Places offered

9

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
9
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill55%

130 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
130
Boys / girls
62 / 68
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
130 / 236 (55%)
Free school meals
24.6%
FSM pupils
32
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Lisa Roberts

Location

Address
Woodcock Hill, Sandridge
Postcode
AL4 9EB
Town
St Albans
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
St Albans
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
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, 130 pupils on roll. 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

  • Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 9NT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

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

    1.0 miles away

  • Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 9RS · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence2.7%
    • FSM0.9%
    • Demand1.07

    1.0 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

    1.6 miles away

  • Bernards Heath Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL3 5HP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

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

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lisa Roberts
Telephone
01727850576
Website
http://www.sandridge.herts.sch.uk

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